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> This shouldn't be solved through regulation. It's on politicians to help people adapt to a new economic reality, not to artificially preserve bullshit jobs.
by lelanthran 11mo ago
> This shouldn't be solved through regulation. It's on politicians to help people adapt to a new economic reality, not to artificially preserve bullshit jobs.
They already do this[1]. Why should there be an exception carved out for AI type jobs?
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[1] What do you think tariffs are? Show me a country without tariffs and I'll show you a broken economy with widespread starvation and misery.
- graemep 11mo ago> Show me a country without tariffs and I'll show you a broken economy with widespread starvation and misery. I think that would be Singapore, as far as import tarrifs go? Not much starvation there! Do you mean taxes? Or excise duties or...?
- flag_fagger 11mo agoHow are tariffs supposed to stop domestically produced AI from replacing workers?
- lelanthran 11mo ago> How are tariffs supposed to stop domestically produced AI from replacing workers? I didn't say it would. I said that politicians already artificially preserve jobs, and asked, quite legitimately I feel, why should they make an exception for AI?