Funny I often think the same so I just try to smile as slight as possible to not look stupid or creep them out . I just got curious now and I ' m just trying to put on a big smile right now but god damn is it hard to keep it up . Seems like my smile muscles got rusty . Sad stuff . Glad you got better at it . <| sep |> How do they get the ice on the rink ? Are they already frozen ? <| sep |> Thank you , you ' ve provided an angle I hadn ' t thought of before . I ' m all for increased entrepreneurship , selfemployment , and a culture that supports small business on a large scale , and I hope you ' re right . My worry is for the people who fundamentally won ' t and never will have an in to this new automation economy because they won ' t be able to afford to invest in incomeproducing technology . Maybe these folks are the people who will receive additional income assistance ? Also , as a sidenote , there ' s nothing saying that a basic income has to be provided for the government with the right tax incentives , a few smart corporations might sponsor lowincome people for living grants to help stimulate the economy . In any case , I think there will some private involvement there .