Way too optimistic vision of the future.
I read the first line about a cyber truck in 2039 and I immediately thought they would all stop working in 2038 because they are probably using an int for time somewhere. I'm tired and have my nerd on. Anyone that needs an explanation can be found here.
the rust will get to them first
Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash or maybe the Zoey Ashe series
Have a hard time imagining that capital owners would rather pay workers to supervise AI than make the courts look the other way when a self-driving truck creates accidents ...
At some point it probably becomes more valuable to offer jobs that barely keep people alive than it does to deal with the sheer number of unemployed people who are now ready to burn everything down.
Then again, capitalism has never been good at externalities.
Probably they do both. The paid drivers are a bit of a side-project to get government subsidies for 'job creation' and such.
The most terrifying part is people being forced to drink beer instead of water, they'd be dropping like flies because of dehydration.
Historically, as I understand it, what they would drink would be pretty weak ABV. 2-3%. Barely beer at all. It'd be plenty hydrating.
You can keep hydrated from alcoholic drinks up to around 10% alcohol. Of course you'll be drunk as fuck all the time is it had more than around 3%.
Welcome to colonial America
Seems like a win.
I've heard anything under 4% is actually hydrating. That comes with no source though.
