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by quantized 4347 days ago
All employment is driven by economic duress.

Few would work if they didn't have to.
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olefoo 4347 days ago
Therefore; work is evil and it is morally imperative that we create a society where it is unnecessary.

Money is an artifact of scarcity.

From each according their desires, to each according to an equitable resource distribution heuristic prioritised on a Maslovian basis.

Let the machines labor so that humanity may be free.

facetiousness factor: 0.5 < n < 0.95

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hnriot 4347 days ago
Once we have androids for this task I wonder what will happen to the sex industry. What are the moral implications of buying a female android companion in the 2045 edition of Amazon.com
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heylefty 4346 days ago
What are the moral implications of buying a Roomba from Amazon now?

Same thing.

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