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Most consumers don't care either way, and many care about price above all else. Automated trucking means possibly lower prices, and AI entertainment does to.
by jedberg 3y ago
Most consumers don't care either way, and many care about price above all else. Automated trucking means possibly lower prices, and AI entertainment does to.
And depending on the source you look at, Truck Driver isn't even in the top 25 for men (it's mostly construction, HVAC, Pipe fitting, and related jobs).
And in fact one source I looked at said that software engineering employs more men than truck driving (but that source was dubious).
- morkalork 3y agoIn a way, consumers also rely on each other to keep prices low. If you don't have a large number of middle-class peers buying the same consumer goods as you, helping distribute R&D and manufacturing costs, then that consumer good will become a luxury item with luxury pricing.
- watwut 3y agoI do not know what you pay for entertainment if it is expensive, but in my world, it is not. And writers are not the expensive part of it either, that seems to be the cheapest one.
- bugglebeetle 3y ago“More than 3.5 million people work as truck drivers, an occupation dominated by men who hold more than 90% of truck driving jobs. Driving large tractor-trailers or delivery trucks is one of the largest occupations in the United States.” https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/06/america-keeps-on-trucking.html https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/06/america-keeps... > Automated trucking means possibly lower prices, and AI entertainment does to. We currently have inflation driven across a wide swathe of goods, driven primarily by corporate greed, and streaming services jacking up prices while putting out endless reboot and IP farm garbage. I’m not sure what would ever lead you to this conclusion.