As robotics replaces human labor how will economics adapt?
It's all boils down to trading. You must be able to produce something that other people want which you can trade for other things. A couple steps removed you work for someone producing something and they give you money directly which for the majority of the population is spent immediately.
The top issue is probably food. For farms you end up with very few producing all the food and labor will be virtually non existent.
Without individuals producing they don't have money to purchase products from businesses. Businesses will have no one to sell to. Few people will be able to earn money.
Economics up to now have been primarily based on labor of some form with the ultimate goal of the production of goods. How will capitalism survive?
P.S. If you know a good forum for this type of discussion please share.
It's all boils down to trading. You must be able to produce something that other people want which you can trade for other things. A couple steps removed you work for someone producing something and they give you money directly which for the majority of the population is spent immediately.
The top issue is probably food. For farms you end up with very few producing all the food and labor will be virtually non existent.
Without individuals producing they don't have money to purchase products from businesses. Businesses will have no one to sell to. Few people will be able to earn money.
Economics up to now have been primarily based on labor of some form with the ultimate goal of the production of goods. How will capitalism survive?
P.S. If you know a good forum for this type of discussion please share.