[w29UiIm2Xz]

Nobody who trades their labor for income would legitimately trust simply getting money for existing because we created such surplus. What happens if the checks stop rolling? It is undesirable to be that dependent on the state, in an environment where faith in institutions has declined. To give up labor is to give up any leverage one possibly has in our system.

[StevenWaterman]

> What happens if the checks stop rolling

Late 18th century France

[undeveloper]

in a post gun warfare world where the state has weapons far exceeding what is legal or really possible for a organized militia to hold this is a pipe dream. muskets used to be state of the art.

[HeartStrings]

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Don’t forget that laws of physics don’t prevent that from happening. Think about it this way: if you’re being left behind to starve and die, what do you have to lose?

[mxkopy]

All of these advanced death machines need equally advanced supply lines and staging grounds, both of which would run through civilian populations. Look at Afghanistan as an example: with all the might of its war machine the US couldn’t kick the Taliban out, who we love to tout as fighting with sticks and stones.

In fact the only issue stopping a worker’s revolution in the US is the lack of organization. The technology factor is really small in comparison to the inherent asymmetry of the situation.

[Teever]

The last few years have proven that it is quite trivial to take out a high value target with a drone.

The fact that it isn’t routine is a testament to how accepting people are of the status quo.

[HeartStrings]

They told musk electric cars are a pipedream too

[bluefirebrand]

Let's hope if it comes to that sort of action, we do it before the noble class has easy and free access to autonomous terminator robots

[HeartStrings]

As it should.

[evenhash]

Sure, but wouldn't the leverage of labor go to zero regardless, in this full-automation scenario?

[byebyetech]

That is the reason why Oligarchs and Governments are salivating at AI. To make everyone dependent for a paycheck. Any dystopian fantasy can come true after that.

[wiseowise]

> Any dystopian fantasy can come true after that.

Why after that? AI hasn't even kicked in yet fully and we already have millions of engineers trembling in fear. Gone the golden days of techies demanding things, corpo is back with revenge.

[phil21]

Corpo was never gone. It’s just that it’s culling a bunch of useful idiots who thought they were part of the club. Most of whom gleefully automated other folks out of jobs without a moment of introspection. The mafia boss tying up loose ends with his hitmen after a successful mission and no other targets left to deal with.