Political Memes

That which ought to be is not influenced by what is. It's true that worker control over the means of production is preferable to capitalism, but neither scenario here actually requires it. In fact, if the economy is fully automated, it would imply that the means of production couldn't be owned by the workers, since there wouldn't be any. That's how you get post-scarcity space communism. Socialism would ensure the longevity and existence of an arrangement that results in automation leading to better lives for everyone rather than human extinction. However, I'm beginning to suspect that with the time frame we're working with, aiming for socialism to the detriment of achieving any such arrangement might be a serious misplay on our part. Of course, that opens the possibility for humanity to be subjugated by an oppressive regime of immortal cyborg oligarchs. Even so, this horrifying possibility still preserves the opportunity for rebellion and revolution to set things aright whereas extinction would be ultimate defeat.

Closely monitor it for less pay!

Automate, but maje sure you take ownership of the production and get paid accordingly. Your tip is usually the best way to accomplish it.

unless you can spin it into a business to business service that you can sell after leaving the company to many more and paid more than your job's salary.

The search for short term profits doesn't give a fuck

That's next quarter's problem

Other rich people. Robots will just stop making $10k cars and start making yachts. Rich people will just keep the game going between themselves.

If people don't have money, people can't buy the goods being produced, demand will plummet and supply will skyrocket leading to the logical conclusion that a UBI is necessary to supplement life in an automated world. If that doesn't happen, I Guess revolution?

Or…we could say “fuck the poors, my house servant will be a robot”.

To be fair though I think that the really rich will find another way to use us for their amusement.

Yeah the owners are always going to get the labor as cheap as possible. There is no way you'll get profits from a. Company that literally doesn't employ you.

In the right hand pic the person doesn't work for the company. Why does the pic imply they do?

If a company is fully automated and has no workers do they pay everyone? Lol

Until there is no longer a massive bill to start a company this is a pipe dream. Who's name is the mortgage under is all you have to ask before the model breaks down...

Don't give me that do-goody-good bullshit!