Bye Bye Workers

I think we are going to see this in a lot of industries. It will start off small with drinks, maybe easier fast food like burgers/fries..
Some countries have had automatic french fry machines for years (and they are sooo good!)

Don’t think this will just say in the food industry either

a reply to: JAGStorm1

I've been saying for years that if we just developed automation we could make a system where nobody would have to work more than 20 or 25 hours a week.
It won't actually be used that way, but gee, wouldn't that be nice?

originally posted by: BidenOperator
a reply to: JAGStorm1

I've been saying for years that if we just developed automation we could make a system where nobody would have to work more than 20 or 25 hours a week.
It won't actually be used that way, but gee, wouldn't that be nice?

It’s going to make some people even richer, and some more poor unfortunately.
For the young folks, the sooner you realize this is the reality of the future the sooner you can accept that the best jobs will be jobs that will help fix these machines, help stock these machines, help with security of these machines…

a reply to: BidenOperator

Lots of those jobs gave people meaning and structure. I'm a little scared of the psychological fall out taking that away...

I once thought its degrading to humans but then i witnessed people arguing like dead robots on repeat and i now think some would be very very unhappy if theyd have to think for themselves and a repetitive dumb job is absolutely their destiny...

originally posted by: d1methyltryptamine
a reply to: BidenOperator

Lots of those jobs gave people meaning and structure. I'm a little scared of the psychological fall out taking that away...

I once thought its degrading to humans but then i witnessed people arguing like dead robots on repeat and i now think some would be very very unhappy if theyd have to think for themselves and a repetitive dumb job is absolutely their destiny...

Every day I deal with the psychological fallout from not having to think for oneself…. I teach. And I can tell you right now these kids’ ability for critical thinking and self-control are steadily hurtling toward nil. They are so used to having everything at their fingertips and not having to work to get an answer. And when they are forced to do so, they begin to shut down.

a reply to: Lapidoth

I think teachers with a critical thought bone are in a #ty spot. Seeing the next generation going to # and not allowed to do something about it.

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes...

Hey good thing the no-no words bot is still active

Seattle is already full of Amazon Go stores, super overpriced and located in sketchy neighborhoods that have high crime to begin with.

Literally every tech job I've had has asked me how to automate what I did, and I tested the heck outta stuff and found huge bugs. But today we got super-expensive buggy tech gadgets that are tested by other tech gadgets. Removing the human element leads to scary places in tech.

originally posted by: BidenOperator
a reply to: JAGStorm1

I've been saying for years that if we just developed automation we could make a system where nobody would have to work more than 20 or 25 hours a week.
It won't actually be used that way, but gee, wouldn't that be nice?

Yeah , and Everybody Broke and Poor without a Job ..............See where this is Going ? ...Hmm...

originally posted by: JAGStorm1

originally posted by: BidenOperator
a reply to: JAGStorm1

I've been saying for years that if we just developed automation we could make a system where nobody would have to work more than 20 or 25 hours a week.
It won't actually be used that way, but gee, wouldn't that be nice?

It’s going to make some people even richer, and some more poor unfortunately.
For the young folks, the sooner you realize this is the reality of the future the sooner you can accept that the best jobs will be jobs that will help fix these machines, help stock these machines, help with security of these machines…

For the most part, at least the small consumer ones won't be fixable. It is cheaper form a corporate view for them to be disposable. No parts to maintain inventory of at repair centers. No people needed to do repairs.

The larger units will just be under service contract and swapped out as needed. Some might be fixed at an automated factory depending on the problem but most just stripped and recycled. Might all be owned by a company and you just pay to lease them. When it breaks, they just send out another one preprogrammed as the one you had was and pick up the broken one.

With self driving delivery services, there no need for anyone to be employeed at the entire corporation except for research and development, some creativity is necessary. Might not even have anyone running business except an AI executive.

a reply to: JAGStorm1

I chose my career based on a couple pieces of advice my dad gave me. Pick a career that will always be in demand and can never be replaced by a robot or mexican for 1/3 the pay. Cant get a robot to TS and repair an aircraft's avionics system, cant get a robot to quality assurance work. cant hire some schmuck off the street, who cant speak English, to do this job without killing someone either.

there are hundreds of trade schools around the nation and over seas, pick a trade, even if you dont use it, you can fall back onit. Remember, industrial electricians are always needed, the schooling is $1200-$5000.

a reply to: Zanti

If you have water, food, shelter and social interactions you're not poor!
If you need more than that to be happy and have no free time you're poor...
Me thinks you're valuesystem is outdated...

originally posted by: Zanti

Yeah , and Everybody Broke and Poor without a Job ..............See where this is Going ? ...Hmm...

We have been here many times over the years with automation, nothing new.

a reply to: InspectorE7

The privilege... the entitlement! Glorious. It all comes together like a well oiled machine, predictable AF.

originally posted by: d1methyltryptamine

If you have water, food, shelter and social interactions you're not poor!
If you need more than that to be happy and have no free time you're poor...
Me thinks you're valuesystem is outdated...

Are Bourbon, Scotch, and cigars a part of food or water?

a reply to: xtrozero1

In my Line of Work , Automation is Not an Option . I'm Good .

a reply to: PepperOnion

Tell me you're a dope smoking loser without saying it.

a reply to: JAGStorm1

Boomers cant handle automation.

originally posted by: Zanti

In my Line of Work , Automation is Not an Option . I'm Good .

Me too, but I wonder when they automated the car industry if the same concerns were said. If people are trying to defend the crappest jobs from becoming automated then good luck, but why bother? The service industry is like the worst pay and really monotonous back-breaking work for pennies.

a reply to: OhGodNotMyHeccingAyTS

They invented the automation machines.

a reply to: xtrozero1

Me too, but I wonder when they automated the car industry if the same concerns were said. If people are trying to defend the crappest jobs from becoming automated then good luck, but why bother? The service industry is like the worst pay and really monotonous back-breaking work for pennies.

I saw a robot that cleans and sanitizes toilets. To me that is exactly how automation should be used.
Maybe get a robot to pluck invasive weeds, or fish species. Imagine if we could get robots to fix and maintain roads, that would be 10000X better than what most states do now.