Re: Point 1, I would consider the hypothesis that some form of egalitarian belief is dominant because of its link with the work ethic. The belief that the market economy rewards hard work implies some level of equality of opportunity, or the idea that most of the time, pre-existing differences can be overcome with work. As an outside observer to US politics, it’s very salient how every proposal from the mainstream left or right goes back to that framing, to allow a fair economic competition. So when the left proposes redistribution policies, it will be framed in terms of unequal access to opportunities. That said, it’s possible to propose redistribution policies or universal allowances outside of an egalitarian (sensu OP) framework. The extreme of such policies, Marx’s “From each according to their ability, to each according to their need” is explicitly asymmetric. I’m not saying a post-AGI world will become Marxist. But I would expect that AGI would be disruptive enough to require societies to review their ideas around the work ethic and the moral basis for distribution of resources.
Re: Point 1, I would consider the hypothesis that some form of egalitarian belief is dominant because of its link with the work ethic. The belief that the market economy rewards hard work implies some level of equality of opportunity, or the idea that most of the time, pre-existing differences can be overcome with work. As an outside observer to US politics, it’s very salient how every proposal from the mainstream left or right goes back to that framing, to allow a fair economic competition. So when the left proposes redistribution policies, it will be framed in terms of unequal access to opportunities. That said, it’s possible to propose redistribution policies or universal allowances outside of an egalitarian (sensu OP) framework. The extreme of such policies, Marx’s “From each according to their ability, to each according to their need” is explicitly asymmetric. I’m not saying a post-AGI world will become Marxist. But I would expect that AGI would be disruptive enough to require societies to review their ideas around the work ethic and the moral basis for distribution of resources.