[Robotgroup] AFAWFA! An organization I can really get behind! :)

[Eric Lundquist]

Of course the answer lies with Star Trek!

Lily:  How much did this ship cost?
> Picard:  The economics of the 24th century are a little different.  You
> see, money no longer exists.
> Lily:  No money?  You mean you don't get paid?
> Picard:  The aquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force of our
> existance.  We seek to better ourselves.
>

:)
- Eric


On 1/12/07, Mohammad El-Abid <elabidster at gmail.com> wrote:
> How would you get money? Working on those robots, in which case you still
> have a job, I would really hate for that to happen, or did I just not get
> the sarcasm?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: robotgroup-bounces at puremagic.com
> [mailto:robotgroup-bounces at puremagic.com] On Behalf Of Vern Graner
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 12:12 PM
> To: Austin Robotgroup Mailing List
> Subject: [Robotgroup] AFAWFA! An organization I can really get behind! :)
>
> http://www.vital5productions.com/afwfa/AFWFAMANIFESTO.html
>
> relevant portions:
>
> ---------------------- CLIP ------------------------
> AFWFA MANIFESTO
>
> Do you touch a keyboard more than your lover? Do you spend more time
> thinking about bills that the purpose of life? Do you consider fresh
> air, sleeping in, or socializing a luxury?
>
> ARTISTS FOR A WORK FREE AMERICA is an organization founded to celebrate
> beauty, pleasure and the pursuit of self expression. We believe that
> work is evil and we stand as a force against employment and the severe
> damage it afflicts.
>
> AFWFA strongly supports the replacement of the human workforce with one
> that is automated and computerized, and encourages both the public and
> private sectors advance towards this very realistic goal. Using existing
> computer and robotic technologies, much of todayís work force could be
> displaced, thus freeing man from the economical and emotional slavery we
> now endure.
> ----------------------/CLIP ------------------------
>
> YES! Who's with me?!?! :)
>
> Vern
>
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