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There's something darkly funny about people so embarrassed to have a cleaning person in their house, that they create a solution that would put most cleaning pe
by Noos 6y ago
There's something darkly funny about people so embarrassed to have a cleaning person in their house, that they create a solution that would put most cleaning people out of a job.
The knowledge workers automate jobs away, leading pundits to say the future for low-skilled workers is to provide boutique services for the upper class. The end being that the upper class is too ashamed to actually consume those services if it means looking at a person...well, that's sort of a delicious irony, isn't it?
- leetcrew 6y agothere's definitely some irony to it. I do think a significant motivation for automating stuff is to avoid firsthand confrontation with the reality of capitalism. some people don't necessarily feel uncomfortable with the power dynamic though; they're just embarrassed that another human sees how unclean their living space is. someone might also worry about theft, or they might not like having to be in their house at a certain time each week to let the workers in. it can also just feel like a general loss of privacy in your home.
- perl4ever 6y agoIt seems to me that the reality of capitalism is why wages are too high for the middle class to be able to afford servants.
- jamesrcole 6y agoI have never hired a cleaner, but I imagine there are also people who are uncomfortable having strangers in their house and handling their things. I have also heard about people getting cleaners who initially do a good job, but whose work quality degrades over time. You wouldn't have that problem with a robot.
- callalex 6y agoUntil it gets a million software updates to add “features” that are really just ploys to slow the device down and encourage you to upgrade ;)
- memco 6y agoAssuming that the robot is properly maintained and no parts break.
- mateo411 6y agoThe cleaning performance of my Roomba degraded over time.
- fragmede 6y agoNot to brag, but my house has a a machine (and a room!) dedicated to cleaning a very embarrassing thing. I'll go even further and brag that I use this room and machine daily! Western society has normalized using the toilet, thankfully, and for a long time now, but it wasn't always the norm.