AP: Technology destroying jobs faster than it's creating them.

Started by jimmy olsen, January 24, 2013, 09:47:43 AM

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Ed Anger

Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 26, 2013, 10:36:58 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on January 26, 2013, 02:40:56 AM
You didn't answer the question--what jobs will we do when everything that can be translated into machine instructions is?

Repair and maintenance.  In twenty years' time, all high schools will become vo techs.

My old High School is a STEM school now. Thank god I'm not going there now. They would actually expect real work from me, instead of the bullshit I used to give them.
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Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 26, 2013, 10:36:58 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on January 26, 2013, 02:40:56 AM
You didn't answer the question--what jobs will we do when everything that can be translated into machine instructions is?

Repair and maintenance.  In twenty years' time, all high schools will become vo techs.
This will take drastically less people then doing the work itself though.
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Tyr on January 26, 2013, 11:14:00 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 26, 2013, 10:36:58 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on January 26, 2013, 02:40:56 AM
You didn't answer the question--what jobs will we do when everything that can be translated into machine instructions is?

Repair and maintenance.  In twenty years' time, all high schools will become vo techs.
This will take drastically less people then doing the work itself though.

Seems America doesn't want to encourage abortion anymore, so I'm all out of ideas for the labor force.

Eddie Teach

Quote from: CountDeMoney on January 26, 2013, 11:23:06 PM
Seems America doesn't want to encourage abortion anymore, so I'm all out of ideas for the labor force.

Abortion means fewer consumers so unlikely to solve the problem.
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 26, 2013, 11:38:06 PM
Abortion means fewer consumers so unlikely to solve the problem.

Every abortion is one less resume to compete against.