Economy Should Not Be Driven by Conscious Beings
willdepue · x · 2026-07-17
The author believes that in the future, people will find it strange that every taxi, sandwich, dry cleaning, and garbage collection is done by 'conscious beings'.
He argues that the economy should not be 'alive'—if a sentient toaster makes you uneasy, the human labor behind Uber, delivery, and cleaning services should also feel discomforting.
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