Stephen Downes

Again, Carlo Iacono follows the argument to its logical conclusion. "The line we have been defending is the boundary between human value and human utility, and we have treated them as if they were the same. We have been racing to remain useful because our institutions can only recognise worth through productivity and pay." But what if the value of humans isn't measured in work and productivity? "A civilisation that automates most of its work must decide whether it will abandon people or invent a new grammar for dignity."