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I didn’t sleep well last night so you know what that means - random crazy ideas! I’m going to walk you though my thinking process on this idea before I drop this bomb.

Lately I’ve been thinking about economics, capitalism, technology, power/generation and sustainability. I’ve also been reading about projections in our technology i.e. how advanced computers and robotics will be by the time I retire. I then think about my 5+ years of work experience. The things I’ve done and the jobs I’ve seen others do around me. I was laying in bed thinking about all of this and an idea just came to me, so it’s blog time!

So here’s the problem - with our current technology and the right software - how many jobs out there do you think can be eliminated? Well what about in 5 years or in 10 years - if everything evolves in the exponential manner it is, what will the job market be like? Do you think we’ll need receptionists and filing clerks and janitors? Or even my job - who needs a lowly CMS coder when open-source systems be insanley powerful one day. With rising costs of fuel and resources how many jobs that exist now do you think we will have to scrap? So that means the modern world is screwed right? Jobs have to exist, we need to keep people working so they can earn money to buy things.

So if all of these jobs get eliminated by giant software and robotics companies - not everyone will be suited to do the jobs at these places. So what work will be left for the general obsolete-skilled masses? Can we still run a capitalist society if there is no practical value an average person can give? Well wait a second - I’ve been thinking about power and sustainability too remember?

OK so Power generation - human power generation. Not the evil way like in the Matrix but as a way for people to earn money. This kind of exists right now, but on a home and personal scale it doesn’t make sense.

So how’s this for pants-on-head crazy. Business idea of the future: make a Gym and then call it a human power plant. This gym is not only free - but people get paid to generate energy. I.e. Run on treadmills and bikes - even have weight machines that can generate power. Every person will carry a card/RFID chip that tracks their individual output. The “Gym” then resells the energy back into the grid. So everyone can just workout all day / watch TV on a treadmill and get a decent salary. Best of all this can happen anywhere - every city can have multiple gyms - and they can compete on price they pay out to the people.

Check this video out - if it’s good enough for a cat, it’s good enough for me

If this does happen - I’d take breaks from being a software designer/business guy now and then to just travel/enjoy life and get in shape. So what do you think - good idea? Crazy idea? Obviously the amount and value of energy a single human can create vs the cost of other fuels is the deciding factor in if this will ever happen or not. All I know is the only resource on this planet we are getting more and more of is human beings. Fat ones too

Update: Wee this exists! Check this out.