[p1esk]

I spoke to someone recently who believes poor people will be gradually killed off as the elites who control the robots won't have any use for them (the people). I don't share such an extreme view (yet), but I can't quite rule it out either.

[SV_BubbleTime]

I’ve found many of the same people that talk/think like that are anti-gun and I have trouble rationalizing it.

So, IDK, maybe there will be killer robot dogs, but I’m not going down without a fight.

[ornornor]

You don’t need guns to kill a class of people. Just low/no opportunities, drastically reduced income, etc will make the problem take care of itself: the class you’re targeting this way will slowly stop having/keeping children, live shorter lives, and fade away.

Not saying this is what’s happening though, I don’t think it was ever great to be poor or have low opportunities, or that it’s more lethal now than it ever was.

[positr0n]

> drastically reduced income, etc will make the problem take care of itself: the class you’re targeting this way will slowly stop having/keeping children

This seems to be opposite of reality though. The poorer you are the more children you are likely to have. Both in the US and globally.

[riku_iki]

> or that it’s more lethal now than it ever was.

it can get much more lethal now compared to the past 50 years in US.