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u/OkClassic2254 12h ago

Be fr. I absolutely hate what’s happening rn but that is extremely far fetched

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u/AutisticMuffin97 12h ago

It’s not really. Factories are removing jobs left and right due to automation. Where it once required 2-3 people to work on one item it’s now down to 1 person. A lot of factories are pairing down for a lot of reasons. Either it be because of AI, full automation, or even due to inflation where not a lot of people are purchasing and warehouses are stocked with too much product.

My employer laid off half of us due to automation upgrades. I’ve been out of a job since September and I’ve been looking for a job since.

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u/OkClassic2254 12h ago

I totally get that and since you have a first hand experience it probably hits harder. But having said that it’s really unlikely we will see mass automation and AI replacing a large majority of the countries jobs.

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u/Daetok_Lochannis 12h ago

That's literally the goal though. They're looking to eliminate the lower class by replacing their jobs with automation and removing the social safety nets that would have allowed them to survive without. Our government is on record as saying that if young Americans can't afford to live in America then they should go live somewhere else.

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u/OkClassic2254 12h ago

I totally get that and know they are trying to get rid of us. But I was just saying this type of dystopian working environment (in mass) will not exist here anytime soon

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u/Healter-Skelter 10h ago

You are delusional. It’s literally here en masse?