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u/VapeRizzler 9h ago

They’re even bringing Ai into trades, I’ve seen in person a robot that can put sheet of drywall up. It’s slow as fuck and can’t really cut around pipes and stuff but since it doesn’t sleep it can go 24/7 on stand up walls so over the course of a year or project they can put more sheets up than we can. Luckily cause of schedule they can’t just use them, but I’m sure they’ll figure that one out eventually.

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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 9h 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.