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The first American retirement system – available only for gun fighters – a colonist in Massachusetts picks up his arms and goes off to defend his settlement against the Indians. They chop off his arm, rendering him unable to participate in the only form of labor that existed in those days (manual). He can’t build shelters anymore, raise animals or till the soil. So the colony takes up a collection, in the form of taxes, which enables the wounded fighter to retire and continue to support himself and his family.

You know who collected these taxes from the colonists? Usually the guy himself. True story.

If we’re following history, our adjustment to our robot overlords, and our new jobs, may be similar to our wounded fighter. Albeit we should adjust faster than he did. We have much better modes of communication. Maybe basic incomes? Seems a natural progression of social support.