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Why bother? In a world of massive un- and under- employment, mechanical turk and massive connectivity, increasing income inequality, and generationally declini
by VLM 11y ago
Why bother?
In a world of massive un- and under- employment, mechanical turk and massive connectivity, increasing income inequality, and generationally declining standards of living, a handful of millionaires will sit in their unimaginably expensive self driving car, and five mechanical turk remote drivers will cooperate on a 3 of 5 vote basis to drive the millionaire.
Most brainpower is underutilized, the quantity is increasing, and its manufactured by unskilled labor. There eventually comes a peak-automation point where its better and cheaper for the economy and culture to just hire a dude to do it.
The world of the future is only ivy league grads will have real jobs and they'll have all the money, whats so inherently awful about someone in the favelas getting a job as a driver, especially if its cheaper and safer?
- oofabz 11y agoThe world unemployment rate is 8% according to the CIA World Factbook. What's going to make this increase so dramatically? We've had industrial automation, computers, and the internet for decades now, and people still have jobs. Also why would you want someone remote-controlling your car instead of sitting in the drivers seat? Wireless connectivity is way too flaky. Tunnels block the signal, rural areas have poor coverage, and equipment breaks and requires maintenance. It would be insanity to bet your life on a cellular signal.