Re:Who will terminate the manual laborers? (Score 1)

What should society do with people which have cognitive abilities in the 1-5 range out of 10 since they are becoming less and less useful in the practical roles within society? What can those without effective abstract thought do that machines, designed by the thinkers and builders among us, cannot? Even a dull person will be much better at arranging flowers, artistic cooking, ornamental gardening or anything that requires seeing/producing beauty than an algorithm. Perhaps a modern peasantry is in order. They would benefit from the wonders of modern production freeing them to employ creative talents which benefit society even though they do not require abstract thought. 1) Encourage / retrain them to perform useful work rather than dumb manual labor. If we are ever going to advance, we need thinkers and builders not just artists. Even a mediocre engineer can help someone who sees more clearly. 2) Realize that there are useful roles in society that do not revolve around production and efficiency and encourage / retrain them to fill those roles. -> Is the city drab? Fill it with art and parks and whatever else will give it beauty and interest. -> What do you hear? Only traffic? Musicians could fill the streets. -> Too much oil is burned to transport food? C02 levels rising? Hire gardeners to grow food on rooftops, balconies, and on the mesh works covering buildings. Make the cities entirely green and make them produce their own food via 'hand raised' means. -> Sick of eating prefab food? Hire cooks who become experts at producing the most healthy and tasty foods. 3) No matter what make sure that they are busy! People who are idle get into trouble.