This Sci-Fi Show’s Post-Work Society is TOO REAL

Become a Supporter! https://www.patreon.com/c/MarcusWernerJournalism Special thanks to my Patreon supporters!!: Nadiya Shah, Just Bob, Cynthia Hall and Hask Cz In this video essay, I look at The Expanse’s vision of a post‑work society. AI automation might make work obsolete in the near term future, leading to mass unemployment -and taking together with the coming overpopulation crisis, I compare this realistic sci-fi show's prediction about “Basic Assistance” to our world's premise of Universal Basic Healthcare (UBI) to show what life could and should look like beyond the 9‑to‑5 grind. I break down how automation anxiety, universal basic income, and the collapse of traditional jobs play out in this gritty sci‑fi world. 00:00 Introducing Earth 01:22 Martian Propaganda 04:31 The Story Falls Apart 09:55 A Walk in the City 15:10 Work for Nothing 20:47 A New Story Credits and sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DTcu2o--iMZfqP2M6RINuGmuFanAWmg9fUb4POE1eMA/edit?usp=sharing