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But it's good for exactly who they are - the management. As long as Americans are replaced time and again, it changes the US. We used to care for each other. I

But it's good for exactly who they are - the management. As long as Americans are replaced time and again, it changes the US. We used to care for each other. I think the fact that the greed machine is so precise and backstabbing and self-documented and codified there's nothing to tell it to stop hiring people outside the US simply for cheaper labor. I keep seeing people say that the economy is not a zero sum game - but all I see is people getting poorer and offered worse jobs with fewer benefits. I think however there is ONE potential out: Building HOMES. It seems that the people that DO have a really high paying job is willing to pay 1M for a 2 bedroom house. I think the next major thing is for people to pick up the hammer and build houses for rich people wanting their second and third home. Next change for the laws? Make it easier to get a Gen-Con license...?

warkdarrior 5y ago
In ten years robots will take over many of the current construction jobs.
- coding123 5y ago
  Which jobs specifically? Foundations, Framing, Painting, Placing Windows, Doors, Sealing, Insulation, Drywall, Plumbing, Electrical? If I were to take a shot in the dark it would be less than 1% of the jobs. I can see painting robots but even that would be a miserable robot that would look good in a youtube video but when you ask the crew that's forced to use it, they will tell you clearing the paint clogs is taking more time than rolling/spraying the wall themselves.
oblio 5y ago
> As long as Americans are replaced time and again, it changes the US. We used to care for each other. I think the fact that the greed machine is so precise and backstabbing and self-documented and codified there's nothing to tell it to stop hiring people outside the US simply for cheaper labor. Heh, the bit about caring... Let's go: * strike busters (sometimes extremely violent, there are documented case of actual cannons or bombers) * rampant child labor * super high crime rates I think perception of the past is often affected by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fading_affect_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fading_affect_bias : > The fading affect bias, more commonly known as FAB, is a psychological phenomenon in which memories associated with negative emotions tend to be forgotten more quickly than those associated with positive emotions. i.e. we forget the bad parts faster.

warkdarrior 5y ago

In ten years robots will take over many of the current construction jobs.

coding123 5y ago
Which jobs specifically? Foundations, Framing, Painting, Placing Windows, Doors, Sealing, Insulation, Drywall, Plumbing, Electrical? If I were to take a shot in the dark it would be less than 1% of the jobs. I can see painting robots but even that would be a miserable robot that would look good in a youtube video but when you ask the crew that's forced to use it, they will tell you clearing the paint clogs is taking more time than rolling/spraying the wall themselves.

oblio 5y ago

> As long as Americans are replaced time and again, it changes the US. We used to care for each other. I think the fact that the greed machine is so precise and backstabbing and self-documented and codified there's nothing to tell it to stop hiring people outside the US simply for cheaper labor. Heh, the bit about caring... Let's go: * strike busters (sometimes extremely violent, there are documented case of actual cannons or bombers) * rampant child labor * super high crime rates I think perception of the past is often affected by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fading_affect_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fading_affect_bias : > The fading affect bias, more commonly known as FAB, is a psychological phenomenon in which memories associated with negative emotions tend to be forgotten more quickly than those associated with positive emotions. i.e. we forget the bad parts faster.