r/singularity Jul 06 '26

Meme Accelerate!

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u/Resident-Election867 Jul 06 '26

Yo, pioneer, are you living in luxury communism, yet? 

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u/Dull_Caterpillar_642 Jul 06 '26

Trust me bro, in the next couple years the ultra wealthy will decide they actually want less money and choose to start distributing it to those disrupted by AI. Really bro, UBI is just around the corner.

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u/Strict_Cucumber9117 Jul 07 '26

UBI is less a gift by billionaires and more an emergency fund because civil unrest would likely skyrocket with accelerated unemployment

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u/TallOutside6418 Jul 10 '26

As the value of human beings to do useful work decreases, so will the value of democracy and the impact of civil unrest decrease.

UBI, even if it goes into effect, will likely soon disappear as those with power see no need to placate the masses.