Frederik Pohl wrote a story called “The Man Who Ate the World.” It was about a future where consumption was mandatory. Businesses produced monstrous amounts of consumer goods because the factories were all staffed by robots. Poor people had to consume 24-7 in order to wear the products out so they could buy more to meet their quotas. Rich people didn’t have consumption quotas. The hero solved the problem. He put the robots to work wearing things out.
willie_mctell about 1 year ago
Frederik Pohl wrote a story called “The Man Who Ate the World.” It was about a future where consumption was mandatory. Businesses produced monstrous amounts of consumer goods because the factories were all staffed by robots. Poor people had to consume 24-7 in order to wear the products out so they could buy more to meet their quotas. Rich people didn’t have consumption quotas. The hero solved the problem. He put the robots to work wearing things out.
wildlandwaters about 1 year ago
That’s why we’re all here, right??