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Bill Gates: Yes, robots really are about to take your jobs

14 points by jaoued 12y ago

emp_zealoth 12y ago
From the article: "As for what governments should do to prevent social unrest in the wake of mass unemployment, the Microsoft cofounder said that they should basically get on their knees and beg businesses to keep employing humans over algorithms. This means eliminating payroll and corporate income taxes while also scrapping the minimum wage so that businesses will feel comfortable employing people at dirt-cheap wages instead of outsourcing their jobs to an iPad." I'm sorry, WHAT? Is this some kind of a joke? I would love to see iPads create enough demand, when one can argue that NOW we have to supplement our buying power by taking on unsustainable debt, both private and public
eli_gottlieb 12y ago
And it's about fucking time. Now people can get on with all the fun and meaningful things in life instead of idiotic drudgery.
- lozf 12y ago
  That's the future that science fiction has been promising us for decades... Alas I fear the reality will be much harsher for the majority of people.
  - eli_gottlieb 12y ago
    You act as if we have no actual influence over what happens. Pick your target and get to work, I'd say.
anonbanker 12y ago
This means the system of using human labor to keep an economy going is nearing an end. I can't wait to see what replaces it.
lozf 12y ago
Relevant, from earlier this year: [Humans Need Not Apply](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU) (15:00)
illicit 12y ago
bill gates admits that he has autism, and in his world everything is about him. which is partly why he spent so much money taking guns from consumers instead of criminals in WA when he himself has an armed security team.
illicit 12y ago
bill gates admits that he has autism, and in his world everything is about him. which is partly why he spent so much money taking guns from consumers instead of criminals in WA when he himself has an armed security team.

14 points by jaoued 12y ago

From the article: "As for what governments should do to prevent social unrest in the wake of mass unemployment, the Microsoft cofounder said that they should basically get on their knees and beg businesses to keep employing humans over algorithms. This means eliminating payroll and corporate income taxes while also scrapping the minimum wage so that businesses will feel comfortable employing people at dirt-cheap wages instead of outsourcing their jobs to an iPad." I'm sorry, WHAT? Is this some kind of a joke? I would love to see iPads create enough demand, when one can argue that NOW we have to supplement our buying power by taking on unsustainable debt, both private and public

eli_gottlieb 12y ago

And it's about fucking time. Now people can get on with all the fun and meaningful things in life instead of idiotic drudgery.

lozf 12y ago
That's the future that science fiction has been promising us for decades... Alas I fear the reality will be much harsher for the majority of people.
- eli_gottlieb 12y ago
  You act as if we have no actual influence over what happens. Pick your target and get to work, I'd say.

anonbanker 12y ago

This means the system of using human labor to keep an economy going is nearing an end. I can't wait to see what replaces it.

lozf 12y ago

Relevant, from earlier this year: [Humans Need Not Apply](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU) (15:00)

illicit 12y ago

bill gates admits that he has autism, and in his world everything is about him. which is partly why he spent so much money taking guns from consumers instead of criminals in WA when he himself has an armed security team.

illicit 12y ago