Fade Runner 2049
Veteran

We keep hearing the same breathless prediction: AI will replace most jobs because corporations won’t have to pay humans anymore
No wages, no breaks, no healthcare. Just pure, uninterrupted profit. Okay cool
If you automate away the entire workforce, who the fukk is left with money to buy shyt? Are CEOs planning to sell electric cars, luxury handbags, and fast food to other AI models? Maybe the chatbots will start placing bulk Amazon orders.
You can automate everything, cut costs, and boost margins all you want, but if the population can’t participate in the economy, the whole system collapses on itself. It’s not just about replacing jobs; it’s about replacing the very foundation that keeps capitalism running: consumers with income. You can’t extract infinite profit from a society you’ve made economically obsolete.
Andrew Yang laid out a basic income plan to prepare for this shift, nobody wanted it.
