While there is of course nothing wrong with employment/more employment per se, obsessing over it is actually old paradigm. Furthermore, in view of the fact that AI is very, very likely to destroy upwards of 40% of employment in rather short order and the wedded Trinity of AI, innovation and profit making systems whose internal logics are all efficiency, are not and should not go away….the wise course of action ought better to be….implementing direct monetary policies which guarantee a satisfactory lifestyle FOR THE INDIVIDUAL that is consistent with both our abundant capabilities to produce and which in fact also proactively creates price deflation….and so increased leisure for all. The most important future employment/cultural task we need to “get ahead of the curve” on is promulgating the acculturation of Wisdom/enlightened psychology so as to more purposefully, peacefully and enjoyably navigate the inevitable problems of Life…in an environment of leisure.
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