[extropy-chat] Re: Ethics and evolution

[kevinfreels.com]

You are assuming a great leap forward on automation where robots can roof
houses, pour concrete, and hang siding. There's lots of "grunt" jobs out
there that will not be replaced for a long time. Of course, that day will
come, but when it does, I would like to think we will also have the ability
to "cure" such IQ problems with a cost small enough to justify making the
person a productive member of society.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alfio Puglisi" <puglisi at arcetri.astro.it>
To: "ExI chat list" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 5:40 AM
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Re: Ethics and evolution


> On Mon, 5 Sep 2005, Samantha Atkins wrote:
> >
> > On Sep 5, 2005, at 1:34 AM, BillK wrote:
> >
> >> If you are not as smart. well-educated, healthy, fit and capable as a
> >> Lib then '**ck you, you're on your own'.
> >
> > The strength of your argument stands alone.  No further comment is
needed.
>
> Actually, further comments are needed, because I often have the same
> doubts as Bill. For example, how would cope someone with an IQ of 80 or
> less and no education worth its name, when the available grunt jobs are
> automated away, and his market value is less and less? How can he afford
> a private health insurance?
>
> Charitable organizations would probably exists in a libertarian
> environment like they exist in the current, mostly socialist one, but
> relying on those for everything not profitable isn't a good strategy.
>
> Pure libertarian free-market environments to my eyes resemble too much an
> evolution-like "survival of the fittest" game, where you'll do great if
> you are good (or better, if you have marketable skills/assets), and suffer
> a lot if you aren't.
>
> Alfio
>
>
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