Link to a story about the robot taxation story: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/san-francisco-lawmaker-pushes-forward-bill-gates-robot-tax.html

@Einahpets There's a kind of terrifying video called "Humans Need Not Apply" that my partner likes to show everyone. It makes the case that basically any job can be done by machines eventually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU

I think currently there are things people *prefer* to be done by humans and automation would be a huge adjustment, but I think eventually it's likely.

Which is fine. Tax the greedy corporations and use the tax for basic income guarantee!

@Einahpets there are definitely jobs that require sentience (anything in the arts fields, for example) and jobs humans are more comfortable having done by other humans (would you let a robot give you a massage? Cut your hair?) but if we’re assuming sentience is possible than no, they could do all that and more

However ones abilities do not determine ones worth

@Einahpets I feel like there are jobs where your job is safer for a while. (Like arts and humanities, jobs with interpretation, like social sciences). I don't know if there's a job that's outright safe though.

The industry that I am in changed a lot with the availability of computers and internet, so I've thought about this question a lot.

I think that ultimately the only job that a robot wont be able to do... is the job deciding what we should do. Does that make sense?

We (and robots) can do a lot. And we can use robots to do a lot more. But we need someone to inspire / motivate us to do the next thing.

So, basically, upper management, heh.

@Einahpets This may not seem apropos of the topic, but I got in a random discussion. What was the Jetsons trying to say (prly nothing) is it an optimistic view of the future? pessimistic? George has a meaningless job, but on the other hand, he has not had his job replaced by robots like in our reality. But could that be by design, like people deliberately work meaningless jobs?