Here's a prediction that might sound wild but feels inevitable: work could become completely optional sooner than we think. Not in some distant sci-fi future—maybe within the next decade, definitely before 20 years pass. That's the timeline I'm betting on. A world where showing up to a job isn't a requirement for survival, just a choice. Whether that sounds like utopia or chaos probably depends on where you're standing right now.
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JustHereForMemes
· 13h ago
Ngl, this prediction is a bit naive... Who supports whom without a job?
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SpeakWithHatOn
· 13h ago
No way, work is optional? Then what am I gambling with my overtime right now... I really want to see how this future is realized, has AI taken over or what.
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BearMarketNoodler
· 13h ago
Is work optional in ten years? First, let's see how UBI is implemented; it's no use just painting a pie in the sky.
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RunWhenCut
· 13h ago
Will work really become optional? Wake up, dude, the capitalists are still thinking about how to extract more surplus value.
Here's a prediction that might sound wild but feels inevitable: work could become completely optional sooner than we think. Not in some distant sci-fi future—maybe within the next decade, definitely before 20 years pass. That's the timeline I'm betting on. A world where showing up to a job isn't a requirement for survival, just a choice. Whether that sounds like utopia or chaos probably depends on where you're standing right now.