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Isn’t it true that truck drivers are the most common profession in basically every state? I think it’s “funny” how corporate leaders in basically every industr

by dangus 2y ago

Isn’t it true that truck drivers are the most common profession in basically every state? I think it’s “funny” how corporate leaders in basically every industry are enthusiastically barreling toward a world in which they have no employed customers to buy their products created by their automated robot workforce. Nobody in politics is coming close to addressing the societal problems that are incoming in the near future.

Noumenon72 2y ago
Agriculturists enthusiastically barreled toward a world with no employed farmers to buy their food, and the societal problems took care of themselves because having lots of cheap food is good.
- dangus 2y ago
  You’re glossing over the great amount of physical violence and unrest that happened during the period of industrialization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_violence_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_violence_in_the_United_S... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair All of that unrest eventually resulted in the new deal. We have had relative peace in the postwar period thanks to a lot of pain being resolved over a long period of time, but that lack of friction is not guaranteed to last forever. I would argue that America’s backslide into the election of a reactionary, dare I say fascist government is all about declining prosperity.
Spooky23 2y ago
It’s not corporate leaders. It’s owners. We’re moving to a feudal environment. The billionaires are pulling sovereign capital from the Saudis. They need to keep their treasure, that’s the priority. Politics isn’t pretending to address anything. We’re breaking the system to extract as much rent from the populace as possible. Caesar type stuff. Destroying the income tax means you’ll pay taxes based on consumption. We’ll be poorer. The overlords will be great.

by dangus 2y ago

Noumenon72 2y ago

Agriculturists enthusiastically barreled toward a world with no employed farmers to buy their food, and the societal problems took care of themselves because having lots of cheap food is good.

dangus 2y ago
You’re glossing over the great amount of physical violence and unrest that happened during the period of industrialization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_violence_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_violence_in_the_United_S... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair All of that unrest eventually resulted in the new deal. We have had relative peace in the postwar period thanks to a lot of pain being resolved over a long period of time, but that lack of friction is not guaranteed to last forever. I would argue that America’s backslide into the election of a reactionary, dare I say fascist government is all about declining prosperity.

Spooky23 2y ago

It’s not corporate leaders. It’s owners. We’re moving to a feudal environment. The billionaires are pulling sovereign capital from the Saudis. They need to keep their treasure, that’s the priority. Politics isn’t pretending to address anything. We’re breaking the system to extract as much rent from the populace as possible. Caesar type stuff. Destroying the income tax means you’ll pay taxes based on consumption. We’ll be poorer. The overlords will be great.