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> This is the idealistic take. What's your practical take for moving hundreds of thousands if not millions of people from truck driving jobs to higher complexit

> This is the idealistic take. What's your practical take for moving hundreds of thousands if not millions of people from truck driving jobs to higher complexity tasks? There isn't one, and there won't be one in the USA for the foreseeable future. This country's people and majority governments have no issue in throwing people away, with no backup or contingency plans. Sector falls over? Too bad, go back to school (and spend MORE money), or live under a bridge. But when a company sector falls over, they get government subsidies to tide them over till they create the next fallout. And this isn't just a 'hate on republicans' or 'hate on democrats' thing. All elected parties share this attribute. R's just remove programs, and D's just means-test them to hell and back... But only for the individuals. Companies get free money (PPP), and have it forgiven. Its unabashed capitalism for the populace, and socialism for the companies. And that absolutely means that people removed from trucking jobs will have absolutely nowhere to turn, unless they make their exit plan themselves.

danaris 1y ago
> or live under a bridge. But also don't live under a bridge, because that's illegal. In fact, just don't be poor. Being poor may not be illegal yet, but it damn well oughtta be! And we're certainly going to make it as hard and grinding and cruel as we possibly can to be poor, because being poor is proof of low moral character. After all, if you were a good person, God would have made you rich, like Elon Musk! Basically, if you can't get and keep a job, just go and die like a good peasant. (/s, because sadly that always needs saying)
fragmede 1y ago
Which president started the PPP loan program again?
- mystraline 1y ago
  Trump started it, and Biden forgave almost all of it. But you knew that, and just playing gotcha games. Again, it was a massive example of 'Socialism for the rich and unabashed capitalism for the poor'. BOTH PARTIES DO THIS. The only major positive change I've seen in this government in the last 2 decades that had a strong positive impact on the people, was the ACA. And in of itself was a federalized version of Romney's healthcare. And that was the Heritage Foundation's response for healthcare when Hillary Clinton put forth a single payer in 1995 as first lady. But even with the ACA, it ended more up to being a corporate freebie to medical insurance companies. And only secondarily, did it start helping people. But back to robo-semis: those people are already leaving due to tarrifs destroying shipping. And when workers are completely displaced to robotrucks being better than human drivers, there will be no relief for those displaced humans. This country relies on sacrificing people for a narrower group to get ahead. And those who are behind are then summarily blamed for being behind, as 'poor individual choices', even if the root is completely systemic. More people will suffer. More people will become homeless. But hey, some truck AI company will make money hand over fist.

danaris 1y ago

> or live under a bridge. But also don't live under a bridge, because that's illegal. In fact, just don't be poor. Being poor may not be illegal yet, but it damn well oughtta be! And we're certainly going to make it as hard and grinding and cruel as we possibly can to be poor, because being poor is proof of low moral character. After all, if you were a good person, God would have made you rich, like Elon Musk! Basically, if you can't get and keep a job, just go and die like a good peasant. (/s, because sadly that always needs saying)

fragmede 1y ago

Which president started the PPP loan program again?

mystraline 1y ago
Trump started it, and Biden forgave almost all of it. But you knew that, and just playing gotcha games. Again, it was a massive example of 'Socialism for the rich and unabashed capitalism for the poor'. BOTH PARTIES DO THIS. The only major positive change I've seen in this government in the last 2 decades that had a strong positive impact on the people, was the ACA. And in of itself was a federalized version of Romney's healthcare. And that was the Heritage Foundation's response for healthcare when Hillary Clinton put forth a single payer in 1995 as first lady. But even with the ACA, it ended more up to being a corporate freebie to medical insurance companies. And only secondarily, did it start helping people. But back to robo-semis: those people are already leaving due to tarrifs destroying shipping. And when workers are completely displaced to robotrucks being better than human drivers, there will be no relief for those displaced humans. This country relies on sacrificing people for a narrower group to get ahead. And those who are behind are then summarily blamed for being behind, as 'poor individual choices', even if the root is completely systemic. More people will suffer. More people will become homeless. But hey, some truck AI company will make money hand over fist.