In the field of matter (and mind is defined is a subtle form of matter), our actions (and thoughts) are all part of "doing". Such doing has two potential purposes -- one is a fitness function to cleanse the mind, and two is an expression of our innate inter-connectedness (compassion). When technology gets married to economics, which assumes that we're selfish creatures, it amplifies the notion that labor is toil -- and subsequently, aims to outsource the doing. Because our minds are so vast and generative, this is bottom-less pit that creates incessant activity (which is good for the economy!). Along the way, maybe technology makes us extinct, maybe it augments us, or maybe it learns to reduce its role. One series of questions centers around -- how will we be employed? Or perhaps even, how will we survive? The more significant question, I think, is this: how will we thrive? That is to say, will technology help us frame our doing as a practice of purification or an expression of compassion? If we're designing for economics, I'd bet that the answer will be a no. Under what scenarios, then, could the answer be yes? That's what we have to explore. :)