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BassoeG t1_j7ep0mp wrote

By the time we’ve reached Level Two, capitalism as we know it will be breaking down. Why would the robot manufacturers sell their creations to get money which they can spend on goods and labor, instead of cutting out the middlemen by simply having their machines build and labor for them?

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crua9 OP t1_j7eq4ut wrote

>Why would the robot manufacturers sell their creations to get money which they can spend on goods and labor, instead of cutting out the middlemen by simply having their machines build and labor for them?

It is HIGHLY likely robots will be making robots. Elon Musk even was extremely open about this and this is how they will drive the price down. IDK if he will hit his $10k goal. But he openly said the first bit he will be making robots to work in his manufacture plants.

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Also, money is likely to not gone away. UBI most likely will be here. But this doesn't fix scarcity.

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CypherLH t1_j7gvl7l wrote

The $10k thing is presumably in the long run. Short term early gen versions are gonna be super expensive and maybe only available like on-lease for enterprises and whatnot.

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crua9 OP t1_j7gyfw0 wrote

I imagine the short term will be so limited that the robot will be a novelty for rich people

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CypherLH t1_j7h14fr wrote

that or niche uses in factories/warehouses or something.

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Ok-Heat1513 t1_j7evldk wrote

Lol have you heard of subscription locks? DLC? This is where capitalism explodes my dude

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CertainMiddle2382 t1_j7erubv wrote

Capitalism is just the nature of things when people having a lot, invest to have more. Combined with property law and a functioning state actually enforcing those laws.

I absolutely don’t see how it would change a bit especially today when those capitalst know better and better how to steer people’s wants, mostly through social networks and drugs.

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