Robots, society, and everyday life

[agnosticatheist]

It is *possible* that one day literally every job could be done by robots, including making new robots, servicing current robots, etc.

Assuming that these robots will be non-sentient and yet just as capable, if not more capable, than humans, what will happen to society and everyday life?

How would we allocate resources?

In this scenario, there would obviously be more resources available than there are now, because you won't have someone coming to work stressed out and under-performing as a result of being stressed out. Robots don't get mentally stressed. They just do their job, and do it well.

If people don't have to work, there won't be need for money...or will there be?

If we don't have money: How do we decide how much of each resource a given person gets? How many bananas per week does Joe get? Will there be a central planning organization that decides this? If so, what if Joe wants more than his weekly allocation? What if Joe wants a cruise ship instead of a yacht? Because he can't find work anywhere, he can't go out and earn his cruise ship like he could under the old capitalistic, merit-based income system.

If we do have money: How do we decide how much each person gets?

[Talishi]

It is *possible* that one day literally every job could be done by robots, including making new robots, servicing current robots, etc.

Prosthetutes will be a big thing in thirty years.