Originally Posted by shimmy2

home depot and walmart in the states have more self checkouts than regular lanes yet there is still a lot of rejection in most folks using them. the future where shelves are automatically stocked (and inventory replinished by driverless trucks) and cashier machines take your money is already here or in motion. in other words there is not much unskilled grunt labor remaining. i can imagine when landscaping businesses are put out of work by roomba style lawnmowers. UBI is neccesary for social control where there is no viable employment (ie: canada, indian reservations, etc) else people gonna get it how they live