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13. All the doomsaying in my life from we are going to die from nukes, computers are going to take our jobs, internet is

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Sat Nov 29, 2025, 02:42 PM

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going to take our jobs, etc., have proven untrue. AI will too, IMO.

But, if the worst happens, look at all the wealthy people and what their wealth is based on. They make money and increase wealth from us buying cars, bread, soup, potatoes, houses, toys, apartments, signing up for social media, and much more.

They'll figure out some way to keep that flowing or their wealth will disappear because 90% of wealth is based upon paper that is worthless if economy fails as badly as doomsayers predict.

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The AI dividend [View all] gulliver Saturday OP

I keep wondering what good AI is if nobody has any money. ananda Saturday #1

Exactly gulliver Saturday #2

Yes, very cheap to the companies. Those cost savings NEVER go to the purchasers only to the executives LiberalArkie Saturday #3

Just make the UBI whatever it takes to pay the cost gulliver Saturday #7

Universal Basic Income coupled with a wealth tax that is not just income but a person/company assets. LiberalArkie Saturday #12

It could be an automation tax that functions like income tax gulliver Saturday #14

99% UE by 2030? WarGamer Saturday #4

Yeah, I clicked the link gulliver Saturday #5

exactly!!! WarGamer Saturday #6

Science Fiction writers and futurists have been discussing the "robot" issue.. BH liberal Saturday #8

There will be no UBI from the tech lords. You really think that the people bribing and flattering Trump highplainsdem Saturday #9

You can bet that... BH liberal Saturday #10

Exactly. highplainsdem Saturday #11

All the doomsaying in my life from we are going to die from nukes, computers are going to take our jobs, internet is Silent Type Saturday #13