[ExI] The Real Threat of Artificial Intelligence

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Jun 26, 2017, at 3:15 PM, Stathis Papaioannou <stathisp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Jun 2017 at 6:14 pm, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 26 June 2017 at 07:50, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
>> >
>> > Public services and a guaranteed basic income for all.
>> > --
>> 
>> Where's the Protestant work ethic of hard work, discipline and frugality gone?
>> If everyone turns into couch potatoes it will be a big upheaval in society.
> 
> The upheaval has already happened in that most people don't need to work every waking hour just to stay alive. There is no merit in suffering unnecessarily.

I agree. The work ethic came not from survival advantage either. It has a religious basis because there's an anti-leisure attitude running through the sects that shaped American and Northwestern European cultures. 

That said, there's probably some need for purposeful goals, but why would that be anything like work in the traditional sense? Learning to play piano or hiking across Iceland can be purposeful goals. (Of course, there are probably issues like linking this to having an impact on one's life and survival.)

Regards,

Dan
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