Name: What if All People Lost Their Jobs?
Uploaded: 2020-03-07T01:53:48.000Z
Duration: 9 min 9 s
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Okay -- 6 A.M. Alarm. Shower. Coffee. Office. You answer emails, type a program, write,

Adverbs of manner

build, design, make calls. Finally – lunch!

Do you have time today? Nope, gonna have to skip again – tight deadline on that report.

It's already dark outside when you head home and fall into bed, exhausted. You close your

eyes and... the alarm clock rings again. Whoa boy!

Work has become our existence – you’ll spend 1/3 of your life doing it. Though, that

statistic is probably higher for many. Overtime, late nights in the office, canceled weekend

plans with friends and forgotten birthday wishes because work consumed your thoughts,

your days off, even your “vacations!”

But what if we take it all away? What if all the jobs just vanished one day?

You’re not shocked out of dreamland from a screeching alarm – you wake up simply

because you’re well rested! The weather is beautiful outside the window, you're not

in a hurry, you don't need to do a single thing right now. Well, other than get a good

hearty breakfast in you. Sure is a nice day to ride your bike around town, and that’s

People around you are happy and friendly. The birds are singing. This is the life! You

ride to the park, sit on the grass, and call your mom. You chat for hours – you have

all the time in the world! Why, sure you’ll come visit her this weekend! You eventually

end the call, head back home, and invite your friends over.

Marley, Susan, Kevin - you haven't seen them in months! Of course, they came straight away

since they’re not busy with work either. The get-together doesn’t end as it always

does, everyone heading home early because they have to get up for work tomorrow. In

fact, the whole city is celebrating this newfound freedom! The joyful crowded streets are proof

of that. The fun continues late into the night, but then...

Reality comes crashing down on your utopian dream…

You wake up, but when you go to scroll through your social media feed, you see there's no

internet or signal. “Egh, no biggie,” you think. You go to take a shower, but there's

no water. “It’s fine – I’ll just double up on the deodorant and cologne…” You

want to make coffee and some eggs, but none of your kitchen appliances work — no electric

or gas. "Well, I don't need coffee anyway. I got enough sleep."

Jobs are what keep EVERYTHING going. With nobody working at the power and water plants,

you’ve lost these luxuries! And it’s only going to get harder from here…

You’re hungry, and your cabinets are bare. So, you walk to a nearby convenience store

for a pre-packaged breakfast. But who’s going to sell it to you? How are you going

to buy it? Money doesn’t mean anything. There are no cashiers!

… Or security guards. The trip to the store turns out to be a hard adventure since people

are helping themselves to everything on the shelves! You somehow manage to grab a few

boxes of cereal and a frozen pizza. Better grab some drinking water too!

People are having a tough time. They’re already tired of the extended vacation and

don't know what to do! They’re looking for a job, any job for anybody! Do you need your

car washed? House cleaned? You name it, they’ll do it – as long as it passes the time! But

people will cease to be bored sooner or later because they’ll have to search for food,

You return home and notice your front door is open. There's nobody inside now, but the

place is ransacked. If you thought your kitchen cabinets were bare before, now they’re totally

empty! And the pantry. You start to call the police. Oh yeah, the phone doesn't work. And

the police don't exist anymore! Before, you didn't like to wake up in the morning because

you didn't want to go to the office. But now, you're afraid to wake up because you don't

know what the day brings! So, you pack a bag and go to your parents’ farm.

You ride your bike along the long streets, the weight of your backpack bearing down.

A car would be nice for this trip, but your tank is empty and gas stations are out of

the question. Suddenly the front tire goes flat. As soon as you stop, dozens of people

surround you. They offer you help in every form. "I'll replace the wheel for just a couple

of apples!" "Bike chain problems? I have oil to trade!" "I have a pump. The wheel will

be like new!” They surround you like zombies. You don't know what to do, so you throw the

You're hiding in the nearest alley. A stranger approaches. "Pst, I saw what happened. I suppose

you need a new bike? I'll give you one in exchange for your backpack. Deal?" You decide

to trust this guy and follow him. You come to some abandoned warehouse. Much to your

surprise, tons of people are working inside – talking on the phone, typing something

on the computer, a woman is writing some formulas on a whiteboard. It seems everyone is busy

The stranger explains that this place is the last refuge for real workaholics. They come

here to make up for their loss somehow. Of course, there are no jobs at all after the

global crisis, so these people are pretending to work. That’s when you notice the computer

screens are black, the phones aren’t hooked into the wall, the woman erases the formulas

on the board and starts writing new ones. The stranger admits that he doesn't have a

bike for you. He's just a former sales assistant and felt the need to offer you a deal you

can’t refuse. You're tempted by the thought of staying here and doing some “work”

too, but common sense wins, and you leave.

Society as a whole seems to follow suit, but it takes years to adjust. A world without

jobs that pay salaries that are spent on buying things from salespeople in a store – all

gone. The cities smell rancid without waste services to collect all the garbage. No wonder

people head to the countryside and live off the land, try to be self-sufficient. They

fish, raise livestock, grow fruits and vegetables on their own – just like you and your parents

As for anything that resembles an economy, it’s based on trading goods and services.

Sounds like a typical economy, but the difference is that there’s no money in this world – those

old pieces of paper have become relics. Want to “buy” fish from a neighbor? Give them

what they might need at the moment, maybe an equal value of potatoes? Need a helping

hand on the farm or a hunting trip? You’ll have to do a favor for that person as well.

As soon as people start getting used to this lifestyle, they devote more time to themselves.

One person discovers they have the talent of a musician, another has found their inner

artist. Concerts and galleries pop up everywhere. Over time, people began to serve power plants,

so electricity reappears. The same goes for water supply. Big cities began to fill with

Everyone starts working again. But not for money. No, now it’s to unleash potential,

for the sake of pleasure… and familiar luxuries. The economy recovers over time.

And as time passes, so does the nature of who’s doing what. Or, that is, what’s

doing what. Self-driving cars carry out all transportation, drones make deliveries faster

than any human ever could. Cleaning, cooking, packing food, and selling goods – all done

by robots. Artificial intelligence replaces bank tellers, customer service representatives,

IT specialists, even hotel receptionists. You can actually find stories written by AI

online! Yeah, this future is closer than you think. So what could it look like?...

You wake up in your apartment, the sound of hunger gurgling in your belly. But breakfast

is already waiting for you when you walk into the kitchen. Your house is sparkling clean

as well. All thanks to robots. So what’s on the agenda today? Another great day of

hanging out with friends, playing video games, watching your favorite shows (the cast is

made up of androids, of course!) No human works in this world – there’s no need!