I remember a short story from a long time ago
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about a guy who goes into the future and sees a man sitting on a bench and has a talk with him. He asks what they have to eat, and the man tells him that every year he takes a pill that supplies all his nutritional needs for the year. No one eats food in the future. He asks the man about his schooling and the man tells him that in the future when he was younger, he had a device inserted into his body to replace one of his organs that he didn't need and longer, that had all the worlds knowledge on it. He didn't need schooling because he already knew everything. He then asked the man what he does for a living and the man tells him that there are machines that do all the work, so he gets to sit on the bench all day, along with everyone else. When the guy eventually gets back to his own time, he realizes life isn't so tough after all, Can't remember the name of the story, but I remember most of it.
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Discussion: I submit that the ultimate goal of technology is to get something for nothing. - Mondo Fuego™ September 17, 2026, 12:54 pm
- Sounds like thievery. That segment of our economy has been - GOG September 18, 2026, 8:18 pm
- The ultimate goal of housecats is to get something for nothing. - Ken C September 18, 2026, 12:37 pm
- It's a result of our big brains. Even Chimps use technology. - Ken C September 18, 2026, 10:51 am
- I remember a short story from a long time ago - BornToFarm September 18, 2026, 4:43 am
- It certainly should be, imo. - 7:77 September 17, 2026, 4:05 pm
- Wrong: I submit that the ultimate goal of business is to get everything for nothing. - DFM September 17, 2026, 2:27 pm
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