[visarga]

> The counterintuitive part of automation is that it removes parts of the economy rather than making the economy bigger

So you believe in zero sum economy? I think new capabilities lead to demand expansion, they mobilize latent demand that was sleeping. There is no limit to desires, not even AI automation could outrun them.

[gitfan86]

Nails are not zero sum. You can get a bunch of nails without limiting how many nails I have.

Social status is zero sum and as more of the economy gets automated that becomes all that is left that is scarce