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[–] douglasg14b 53 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Honestly couldn't tell if you were being sarcastic or not because Poes law until I saw your note.

If all the wealth created by these sorts of things didn't funnel up to the 0.01% then yeah. It could usher in economic changes that help bring about greater prosperity in the same way mechanical automation should have.

Unfortunately it's just going to be another vector for more wealth to be removed from your average American and transferred to a corporation