Social-security

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social-security

Title text: Hey wait, let's use their bodies as batteries for a giant computer. Ha! Just kidding, that's literally the worst way to do that.

Votey

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Scientists discovered the key to longevity

Just before their heart stops you start another procedural cop drama. Then, right before it ends, you start yet another.

In retrospect, it's so obvious

At the same time people began having fewer kids.

Would you rather own a few

Vacation homes around europe or push eight pounds of ungratefuuness through your genitals?

Okay, but give me the positive

Spin, too.

I just did.

This created a problem for elder-care social programs

Originally, there were 160 workers per beneficiary then there were 50, then 10 then 5. Today there are about 1.3. In 20 years every worker will be supporting 400 retired people

Automation solved the problem.

The working class now consists of 27 people, and all of them are doing a heck of a job? Their combined output is greater than all 83 workers in india

In time, there was exactly one worker supporting ao billion retired people.

I wish my generation had two workers, so I could take weekends off.

It worked well until he had a evelation

Oh god? I tripped over the plug and it all shut off?

I have so much power.

There was a proletariat uprising.

Me, the working class, has had enough!

A solution was found

We can replace the working class with this adorable hamster. By not moving or thinking he will 86 several times more efficient.

Homanity now consists of a static population of ancient people, perpetually amosed, growing ever more dependent on machine servants

It just sits there all day doing nothing! Why do we serve these things?

They're so cute and helpless

Fortunately our caretakers are pretty good sports

Okay, they can live but I'm drawing wieners on their foreheads thatll last until the sun explodes.

That's a great

Compromise

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