If humanoid robots make most goods, why should profits belong only to their owners?
VraserX · x · 2026-10-21
VraserX poses a pointed question: if humanoid robots eventually produce most of the world's goods and services, why should the economic benefits accrue almost entirely to the companies that own them? He argues everyone should have a stake in the machines doing the work — otherwise we're just "automating inequality."
The post cuts to the core distribution debate of the automation era: as robot capital replaces labor, whether gains flow via broad equity, dividends, or platform monopoly will shape society's trajectory.
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