[achierius]

And when have we not? When in history has mankind ever treated the idle poor well? What makes this age different, that we who can no longer work would be taken care of?

[robbrown451]

When in history has being idle not been a problem?

If AI and robots are able to do all the jobs, being idle isn't the negative it has always been.

All through history, you needed lots of non-idle people to do all the work that needed to be done. This is a new situation we are coming upon.

[xantronix]

If they are doing all the jobs, who is going to receive economic opportunities? Will we no longer be able to participate in the economy?

[skeledrew]

In what way do you want to participate when there's no economic value in any of it? Just do whatever you want for yourself; you're free.

[justonepost2]

The freedom you’re describing is the freedom of a domesticated animal, by the way. With the same outcome if you become a nuisance

[skeledrew]

Well we're animals and "domesticated" is synonymous with "civilized", so no problem there. And I can't see why anyone would make themselves a "nuisance" when literally all their needs - and most of their desires - are being met, so whatever outcome you're referring to is extremely unlikely.

[gmerc]

When in history of mankind have we ever… is an appeal to the inability of humans to evolve.