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Actually, in a automatic production economy, design becomes king and whoever can design the best product becomes the most important person. This already happen
by taskstrike 14y ago
Actually, in a automatic production economy, design becomes king and whoever can design the best product becomes the most important person.
This already happened in the case of the internet. Cost of labor is almost zero upon scaling, and the people who make the most valuable and well thought out websites gains the most market shares. It is not the people who owns the capital that profited the most on the internet, but great individual and team of designers and makers.
It is also not assumed that the automation would be owned by the few instead of owned by everyone. Personal 3d printers are on the rise, and I foresee a future where we print our products and 3d printers spreads like the personal computer.