Would we start going in circles playing games with each other to pass the time? Come up with pet projects to amuse ourselves and grade each other’s work? Or something else?
For more context, see http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=634396 and “follow the links”
I have faith in you to understand this question, as well as the moderation policies on this forum.
ETA: Don’t dogs and cats live in a post-scarcity world relative to us? What do they do all day?
fumster
December 10, 2011, 4:31pm
2
We do live in a post scarcity world. The people you imagine in the future living in one will ask the same question.
Really? Can you explain that one again to me? I really don’t get it. Is it recursive?
Are you trying to tell me that “death and taxes” is a game we play with each other?
Quartz
December 10, 2011, 4:43pm
4
Crops still need to be sown and harvested. Cows still need to be milked. Et cetera.
Automation with humanoid robots might be possible?