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Strangely I think this is the rare case where public's goal is more aligned with Apple's goal than one might think: no more labour violations, no more headlines
by doe88 7y ago
Strangely I think this is the rare case where public's goal is more aligned with Apple's goal than one might think: no more labour violations, no more headlines. But... be careful what you wish for. Robots. When all iPhones are assembled by robots there will not be any labour violations anymore. But exactly what problem will we have solved in the end?
- quickthrower2 7y ago> But exactly what problem will we have solved in the end? I see what you are saying but sooner or later robots will be used. If you don't agree that they should be used if they are more efficient, then by the same token we shouldn't use computers when it's putting people holding calculators out of work.
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- birdyrooster 7y agoHave you considered the ethical concerns regarding allowing humans to work doing menial tasks which can be automated to the scale you are saying? Are you convinced that no other work would become available for these people that would justify their cessation of manual labor?
- moksly 7y agoYou should be careful about how you distribute the benefits of you automation, not the automation itself. I know America is really bad at redistributing wealth, but society doesn’t actually have to be that way.
- merpnderp 7y agoInequality is measured by the Gini coefficient, and the US isn’t that bad.
- birdyrooster 7y agoNot as bad as what? For which other countries is wealth inequality more important to Americans than the US? It sounds like you think the priority for solving wealth inequality should be elsewhere. Where?
- imtringued 7y agoSocieties with robots tend to be wealthier than those without. The big problem with robots is wealth inequality.