[JeremyNT]

> This immediate nitpick aside - I think it's great that routine task jobs are going away. The bulk of those are mind-numbing, dead-end jobs - do we really need to keep subjecting people to 40h/wk routine boredom?

Sure, it's great that we are gaining this capability, and the people working towards it should be lauded for their progress. The issue is that many people rely on the ability to exchange 40h/wk of routine boredom for the basic necessities of living.

Our society assumes that most people will contribute enough value from their "work" that they can exchange for the things they need in life. If their work loses all value, then we need to figure out what else we can do for/with these people.

At this point, it seems as if our engineering ability is advancing beyond the pace of our social structures and legal system.

[nly]

> If their work loses all value, then we need to figure out what else we can do for/with these people.

Global warfare would solve this problem on all fronts. You know, if the prospect of war these days didn't stand a good chance of ending the species.