#291 - John Danaher - What Happens If Robots Automate The World?

<p>John Danaher is an author and a lecturer at the National University of Ireland.</p> <p>Having a job is valorised in modern society. But if our jobs are taken over by robots, will we find a sense of purpose in other things outside of work, or are we just going to lead meaningless lives?</p> <p>Expect to learn why technological unemployment might be desirable, what a cyborg utopia might look like, why John thinks losing work might not result in loss of purpose, the risks of sacrificing human values in pursuit of utopia and much more...</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at <a href="https://www.manscaped.com/"><span class= "s1">https://www.manscaped.com/</span></a> (use code MODERNWISDOM)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy Automation & Utopia - <a href= "https://amzn.to/3rhiXzL">https://amzn.to/3rhiXzL</a> </p> <p>Follow John on Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/JohnDanaher">https://twitter.com/JohnDanaher</a> </p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity →</a> <a href= "https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/</a></p> <p>To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom</span></a></p> <p class="p1">-</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Get in touch. </strong>Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">MW YouTube Channel</a> or message me...</p> <p class="p1">Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx">https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p class="p1">Twitter: <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx">https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p class="p1">You