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Alfred Doesn't Have A Rent Payment or Mortgage
That's why I avoid the automatic ordering kiosks and self-checkouts.
F robots. People first.
First things first
When it becomes possible to hire people to do these jobs, then yes put them work. In the meantime, trying to find someone to work at low level jobs is a bitch and the robots are happy to fill the gap.
What About When Alfred Gets Promotoed?
Sorry, he won't and when we hit 8% unemployment, he will still be there and Michelle won't have a job.
Corporations trying to remove the human from the equation may be the future but I am not aiding and abetting while I still draw breath.
He will break down at some point.....
And all those people at Dexai robotics will have some work to do and get paid for it.
I will say, I went to their website and saw some of Alfred's work. Impressive but it seems like salad mixing would not have been in my top 100 needs for robots.
When it becomes possible to
It is possible now, so long as you are willing to pay a decent wage
I think you mean, “trying to find someone to work at low level jobs for crap pay is a bitch”
Not in Burlington VT
$22/hour to sling pizzas and they can’t find anyone to work. Not sure how much higher they should go, but $22/hour sure sounds well above a decent wage.
It is actually 45,760 a year
It is actually 45,760 a year so not really a livable wage.
So what’s your definition of a livable wage?
$45,760 a year is $3,813 a month. You can absolutely live on that in Burlington, VT.
If you can find housing and housemates
You pretty much have to have a car and the rents and home prices are nearly as out of control there as they are here. Been looking at real estate in the area and it seems like a lot of NYC is moving up there to WFH and outbidding the locals.
VT is also has the third highest median age of states of the Union, just behind NH and ME, which cuts the available labor force considerably.
Econ 101
Not to go all econ 101 on you, but if you can’t fill the job at $22/hr, obviously you need to offer more value either in dollars, benefits, or quality of the work experience.
You forgot about option 4
Go out of business because no one is going to buy a $40 pizza.
yes let’s keep people working menial jobs for the sake of jobs
do you boycott car manufacturers because the assembly line is mostly comprised of robots instead of pumping out bespoke hand-made automobiles?
yes, it sucks to see your job get replaced by a robot. But, as technology advances, simple tasks get automated and we can push off tasks nobody wants to do onto robots, automation will become more prevalent. Robots are going to be cheaper and more efficient than people in the long run. It’s going to happen, and it’s not worth getting mad at the robots. Instead push for a society where the state sufficiently supports people who no longer have these jobs, trains them for a new society, and ensures that no one has to work menial jobs for the sake of a paycheck.
You think the cashiers at supermarkets/Dunks
Make enough to afford rent or a mortgage payment?