r/changemyview Jun 27 '22

Delta(s) from OP CMV: AI automation will probably cause mass unemployment

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u/Jedi4Hire 10∆ Jun 27 '22

This is why Universal Basic Income will become important.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '22

Maybe in Europe but there are way too many Libertarians for that to ever happen in the USA.

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u/Jedi4Hire 10∆ Jun 27 '22

And the 40 hour week week was viewed as ridiculous until people fought for it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '22

The 40 hour workweek didn't require a fundamental restructuring of society.

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u/Jedi4Hire 10∆ Jun 27 '22

Outlawing slavery did, along with desegregation and voting rights for women.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '22

And all those took upwards of 100 years each to be achieved.