Effects of Gambling on Economy

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Perhaps... just maybe... technology should be used to replace all the grunt jobs and people shouldn't work except were absolutely neccesary.

Then we should build a utopia and all enjoy our few decades on the planet.

Rather than make our old folks do menial work! Ya think?

Sincerely,
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This may be the dumbest thing I've ever read. I can feel my IQ dropping just from quoting it.

Let me ask you this: What makes you think we haven't already achieved this state of utopia?

I know you don't feel like you live in a utopia. It feels like you have almost nothing, but compared to much of the world, we are all FILTHY rich. What, you have heat, 1 family in most homes, and food? Air conditioning? Color TV and cable for people on welfare?

In your little fantasy world, who would make the robots to replace the workers and how much money should they cost? Or are they just donated? If it is donated, why would anyone work at the robot factory or any of its suppliers. Running factory machines and mining the metal is someone's hobby? Who decides who has to work at the few 'absolutely neccesary' jobs and who sits on their ass all day? What does the worker get for his/her contribution and who pays for it?

How would it be decided who got what robot? I would rather have one that is at most 4 years old to do the lawn work for me. Others will have to make due with my used ones. I think that's fair. How old of a car do you drive?

The problem with your utopia world is that the earth's resources and the production capabilty of the world has limits, while human desire does not have any such problems. We want more than what we have. We all want to be the Joneses that everyone is trying to keep us with instead of the other way around. Since there is no possible way that everyone can every need satisfied, there has to be a method to determine who gets what. Capitalism, while not perfect, is the best known method to do that.

Gotta go now, but more fun later, I'm sure.
Mark