> If everything could be made with no human labor requirement, then the price of these goods is going to trend towards zero. The disruption is going to cause pain, but ultimately that's what we've always been after.
I would argue that our economic system is built on the accumulation of power, not an ultimate goal of zero marginal cost production. That's why cheap drugs keep getting expensive, among a litany of other examples.
I would argue that our economic system is built on the accumulation of power, not an ultimate goal of zero marginal cost production. That's why cheap drugs keep getting expensive, among a litany of other examples.