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Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where 'machines can make all the food and stuff' isn't a bad idea
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2023
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I don’t care what one of the richest people in the world thinks about labour and work/life balance. I care what the average person thinks.
But he’s right about this.
Companies would automate and save on employees, making people poor. Automation only makes sense if basic universal income is applied
If people are that poor they will just deautomate the machines in protest until UBI happens.
The companies will decide the level of automation
But who will be able to purchase what the machines make?