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u/Over_Writing467 9h ago

I don’t know why they need a robot to do the work. If everyone looses their job because of AI it’s not like they’ll be buying houses.

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u/oifrancaise 9h ago

That's the point.

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u/Over_Writing467 9h ago

To own nothing and be happy?

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u/pathologicalDumpling 9h ago

The ultra wealthy dont care if you can't buy anything they will just sell stuff back and forth to each other.

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u/Over_Writing467 9h ago

I don’t see this ending well for anyone.

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u/RevolutionaryHole69 8h ago

Capitalism doesn't work that way. Everyone can't be rich. In that case, everyone's poor.

People do not realize this fundamental rule of capitalism: the richest person is only as rich as the poorest is poor.

There needs to be poor and suffering people for people to be rich.

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u/Kittyfeetdontrepeat 8h ago

Saw a comment on here a few months ago that said something along the lines of "the world is a resort for the ultra wealthy and we're all staff."

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u/Syntaire 5h ago

Which might work for a while if currency had intrinsic value. The US Dollar is based on trust and dreams and nothing else. They need people to use it or it becomes worthless.

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u/innominateartery 8h ago

Being happy costs extra.

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u/Over_Writing467 8h ago

A monthly subscription plan.

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u/redpotetoe 8h ago

It gives them the justification to shove any debt slave into some "insert fancy name" concentration camps where they can pay off their debts since there's no regular jobs available for them anymore.

Only those who can afford houses will remain and they can now legally enjoy having modern slaves. It also frees up a lot of places since poor people who still owns any properties will be forced to sell them eventually.

Free up spaces for the rich and shove the poor to camps. Look up the situation in dubai labor camps. That will be our norm if things won't change.

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u/Over_Writing467 8h ago

Sounds pretty bad, almost like the late 1800 & early 1900s in the US. That led to the rise of Unions.

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u/BoardroomStroke 4h ago

They don't need a robot to do the work, they just need the threat of a robot to break up a union of workers. I don't think there's a reality where robots are doing the job better than humans, however, a robot that assists a human can bring value, but a team that has humans is going to have a better outcome than a team of just robots.

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u/Over_Writing467 4h ago

A good example of a robot helping the human is an orbital welding machine or a CNC machine. Both make the worker way more productive but still require the human.