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Internet provides you access to unlimited amount of information that basically allows people to create their own automation solutions. Why do you have to depend on rich to provide it ? The whole idea of Rich and Poor is based on Scarcity of goods. When we enter the era of full automation, we will be able to convert Energy into any form of product without human intervention. Energy + AI = Products.

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> The whole idea of Rich and Poor is based on Scarcity of goods.

No, actually, it's based on ownership of the means of production.

No, actually, he was just talking about the concept of "rich and poor", nothing at all to do with Marx's theories about owning the means of production.

The concept of rich and poor relies on the fact that the poor can afford less goods than the rich because of scarcity. I.e. in that simplistic scenario, if there was no scarcity, the concept of "poor" wouldn't exist because they'd have access to as much resources at the rich. Though we are heading into a utopian-level discussion at that point.

Thank you.

True only in the absence of strong AI.

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