@VraserX: The future may contain far more wealth and far fewer traditional jobs. If that sentence sounds impossible, it is becaus…
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The post suggests that future technology could lead to increased wealth but fewer traditional jobs, challenging the historical link between employment and production.
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The future may contain far more wealth and far fewer traditional jobs.
If that sentence sounds impossible, it is because we have spent centuries treating employment and production as the same thing.
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