A robot is a machine. But ROBO makes them into an "economic agent" with "income" and "expense."
Ethical question: Is this slavery 4.0?
The robot works 24/7. Doesn't rest. Doesn't take leave. Doesn't complain. "Owner" takes all the profit from the robot's "labor."
The difference with human slavery: robots aren't conscious (yet). But what if they become conscious in the future? We create an underclass that is exploited.
@Fabric Foundation bilang: "Proof-of-Contribution, fair compensation." But the compensation goes to the owner, not the robot.
This is like colonialism: resource extraction from "primitive" beings that can't protest.
Are you laughing? In the 1800s, people also said "African slaves are not fully human, so it doesn't matter."
History will judge them harshly. History will judge us too.
Hold $ROBO = participate in this system. There is no neutral. Either you benefit from exploitation, or you reject it entirely.
I choose to participate while advocating for a "robot rights" framework from an early stage. Prepare for consciousness, don't be surprised.
$0.01 to become an "ethical plantation owner." Contradictory? Yes. But that's modernity.
NFA. But ethics matter, even in profit.