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Silent Type

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4. Except somebody has to buy his cars, subscribe to satellite, etc. I think they'll find a way

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Thu Nov 20, 2025, 08:44 PM

Nov 20

to care for people who decide not to work and live off staples, in small homes, etc. Maybe government will hand out script.

Those that want more will opt to work. They’ll be plenty of jobs left for those that want them, notwithstanding the doomsayers who have been around since my earliest memories in 1950s.

Not saying it will be pleasant.

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Elon Musk says that in 10 to 20 years, work will be optional and money will be irrelevant thanks to AI and robotics [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 20 OP

So... billions of humans FalloutShelter Nov 20 #1

you may not have noticed, they do not need billions of humans anymore rampartd Nov 20 #6

True that. FalloutShelter Nov 20 #7

I have seen learned postulation that AI misanthrope Nov 20 #11

They are using a multi-pronged approach. Vought, our Pres, says we need to get the population down to travelingthrulife Nov 21 #61

Zoos...the correct spelling is "zoos". ret5hd Nov 20 #10

Billions of humans with no job, no money, no food on the table. Irish_Dem Nov 21 #55

I think the plan is to starve to death 90% of the world population within one month. Jacson6 Nov 21 #73

This makes no sense at all to me. Iris Nov 20 #2

Yeah, me too! Elon, put your money where your mouth is. Give me a billion of your irrelevancy! TheBlackAdder Nov 21 #43

Hopefully in 10 to 20 years one of his rockets with him on it has a catastrophic failure. Botany Nov 20 #3

10-20 days is better misanthrope Nov 20 #12

Except somebody has to buy his cars, subscribe to satellite, etc. I think they'll find a way Silent Type Nov 20 #4

scrip, not script Metaphorical Nov 20 #40

Glad you got my point. Silent Type Nov 21 #42

Since when are Republicans going to issue script to not work? travelingthrulife Nov 21 #62

Gotta have someone buy cars, subscribe to social media, eat pork-n-beans, etc. Otherwise, their businesses fail Silent Type Nov 21 #64

Work optional? Norrrm Nov 20 #5

Elon needs to lay off the drugs. nt GoCubsGo Nov 20 #8

In 10-20 years MuskX's robots will take the drugs for him. Buns_of_Fire Nov 20 #23

Musk is admitting he doesn't have to work any more. His minions do it for him. Irish_Dem Nov 21 #57

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 21 #70

Conspiracy theory: Rise of the terminators. n/t Jacson6 Nov 20 #9

We'll all have time to wave chainsaws at each other, and destroy institutions struggle4progress Nov 20 #13

If we all took the drugs he's taking, sure usonian Nov 20 #14

Sure Elon edhopper Nov 20 #15

Well, progress has been fantastic over the last 10 years Polybius Nov 20 #19

He promised it would be done edhopper Nov 20 #33

True Polybius Nov 21 #51

Yeah, a little edhopper Nov 21 #66

Dammit, I was born too soon! Polybius Nov 20 #16

And how will we be able to afford housing and food, exactly? Initech Nov 20 #17

He wants everyone not white dead. Justice matters. Nov 21 #47

The top 1% will likely try to use AI for their own "irrelevant" purposes of effortless survival... AntiFascist Nov 20 #18

So if money will be irrelevant then... llmart Nov 20 #20

He needs to lay off the g.d. drugs and scifi novels. valleyrogue Nov 20 #21

I'm going to take a wild stab here... jmowreader Nov 20 #22

Wafers Sold by the Musk Soylent Corporation Metaphorical Nov 20 #41

So money will be irrelevant? RazorbackExpat Nov 20 #24

His actions don't support his words EdmondDantes_ Nov 20 #26

Razorback..that was my first thought reading this.. Deuxcents Nov 20 #35

Says the psychotic clown waving a giant chainsaw on a stage Justice matters. Nov 21 #48

Musk is on powerful drugs, obviously Blues Heron Nov 20 #25

FEM John Coktosten Nov 20 #27

My guess is he wants to plug us all in to use us as batteries for his AIs. Intractable Nov 20 #28

Hes just talking about himself. SSJVegeta Nov 20 #29

If money will be irrelevant CanonRay Nov 20 #30

He also said he'd cut two trillion from the federal budget. So there's that. Scrivener7 Nov 20 #31

There will be jobs... DBoon Nov 20 #32

What he leaves unspoken is that people will be optional and irrelevant. Crunchy Frog Nov 20 #34

In 10 to 20 years, most people will realize dgauss Nov 20 #36

Except they have no intention of TheFarseer Nov 20 #37

I thought that he would have us all on Mars by then. Marie Marie Nov 20 #38

so I hope that Elon Musk will be 'optional' even sooner than that! Jack Valentino Nov 20 #39

"Oh, hey, everybody! If you just invest in my new wiz bang inventions, soon nobody will ever have to work AZJonnie Nov 21 #44

Assholes like him have been predicting this bullshit at least since the 1950s. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 21 #45

It's just a coincidence that these fantastical BootinUp Nov 21 #46

Why does anyone listen to this drug addled shitposting liar? flvegan Nov 21 #49

Reading between the lines genxlib Nov 21 #50

Yes, and all races and religions will live in harmony, and the world will be preserved by environmentalists Walleye Nov 21 #52

There's not enough money or electricity to build out AI bucolic_frolic Nov 21 #53

This is why they are killing us off. They don't need a workforce any longer. Irish_Dem Nov 21 #54

Musk is so rich that money has become irrelevant to him. Irish_Dem Nov 21 #56

And quiet piggys will fly. Ferrets are Cool Nov 21 #58

He really needs to get off the drugs. marble falls Nov 21 #59

So these robots will also buy your products, Elon, you moronic manbaby? travelingthrulife Nov 21 #60

If money becomes irrelevant, so will you, Eloon! OldBaldy1701E Nov 21 #63

LOL, the rich will never let the masses benefit from automation, period Johnny2X2X Nov 21 #65

Yep. Ping Tung Nov 21 #67

Says the guy usedtobedemgurl Nov 21 #68

We, as Democrats and humans, need to ensure the "AI Dividend" gulliver Nov 21 #69

Then why does he need a $1T pay package? NT Happy Hoosier Nov 21 #71

The biggest grifter in history. IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 21 #72

Maybe he got enlightened Blue Full Moon Nov 21 #74