Talk:STEM Fallacy/@comment-27186745-20180420191954

Re: "Parable of the Capitalists": A "job" is nothing more than a CHORE that people are paid to do. If all the paid chores are done automatically, and everyone already has what they need, what is there to be "collapsed"??? A nation or world's wealth is dependent on its productivity, not how many open positions of paid chores exist. In the transition from a traditional to a need-free economy, we have options such as Basic Income to prevent the collapse of consumerism. To answer your question of who will pay for the distribution of basic income, simply ask yourself the question: "Where does an employee's salary go after being replaced by a robot" and you'll have the answer.