I don't know about you, but I don't see that as a problem. Do me a favor. Logic through, step by step, how, exactly, that's a problem.
I'll start you off:
Technology is constantly increasing each individual's productivity. Therefore, it follows that:
with limited worldwide resources and resources being a necessary part of production, worldwide productivity has, even without considering demand at all, an upper limit. therefore, it is, at some point, impossible, to let everybody work at maximum productivity. since it is inefficient to teach double the amount of workers and let them work half-time, work will eventually be done by few people working full time.
to avoid that you can either:
- let a society be deliberately inefficient, giving everyone work
- find a way to distribute wealth without the necessity for work
both of which your prefered society cannot accomplish. or, for that matter, any existing one i know of.
so, increasing productivity is not a problem by itself. the problem is that we dont have a good way to deal with its consequences.
I don't think you quite understand how to do a logical progression. Let's try again.
Technology is constantly increasing each individual's productivity. Therefore, it follows that:
Each individual will be able to produce more in less time. Therefore, it follows that:
There will be less workers needed to produce the same amount of products. Therefore, it follows that:
Less workers will be trained to produce products. Therefore, it follows that:
If people want to work, they will have to find something to do other than production. Therefore, it follows that:
The economy will shift largely from a manufacturing one to a service economy.
This is already being seen in industrialized nations. Your bogeyman is nonexistent. Not every job is one that produces something, some, perhaps even most, are
services, such as daycare, tech support, or sales.
