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dorarah t1_j9emxvn wrote

Reply to comment by FeatheryBallOfFluff in What about the jobs ChatGPT could create? by Ok-Cartoonist5349

You are so, so silly for having such wild hopes and dreams. The politicians we vote for won’t even give us healthcare, or keep our railways safe and operational, or give us fair districts to vote in, or even raise wages to keep pace with inflation. And even if the US get UBI, do you really think that every government on earth is going to do the same? They are seeking to make the lowest paid jobs in the lowest paid countries redundant - outsourced Art for games for example. You think that all gets done in the US?

They’re not going to make our work weeks shorter, they’re going to lay off so many people that we all have to work 80 hours a week to keep up. Please stop lying to yourself.

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FeatheryBallOfFluff t1_j9eps3a wrote

Why would we go back to 80 hours? That was during the industrial era. I think my optimism is more based on reality than your negativism. Im also not from the USA, but I dont think that really matters.

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BCweallmakemistakes t1_j9ftasl wrote

It is different here. Very different. We don’t have healthcare, pensions are going away, housing affordability is drying up.

Without work, there is no wage. That is capitalism. The US was founded in it and it is not going anywhere here.

The US is different than any other country by a wide margin, both socioeconomically and fundamentally.

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FeatheryBallOfFluff t1_j9k270n wrote

I mean automating away jobs means a group of people can now grow food automatically, and build houses more cheaply. Take matters in our own hands and become independent through automation.

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BCweallmakemistakes t1_j9n1vu5 wrote

Cooool. And what land do you do that on, again? Who pays the taxes on the land? Who has access to seeds, fertilizer, building materials, power, water, etc?

Bro I wish I could shovel what you're digging, but that shit is fucking crack in a baggy bro. You're literally in orbit on this train. Your Shit ain't real bro.

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FeatheryBallOfFluff t1_j9pz007 wrote

Buy a plot ofand with a group, share taxes, everyone who works and owns the land has access.

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