plummbob
plummbob t1_iszxi55 wrote
Reply to comment by idapitbwidiuatabip in Ikea is trialing driverless truck deliveries in Texas. by idapitbwidiuatabip
From 1950 to 2000 there was no automation? Wut
plummbob t1_iszf57c wrote
Reply to comment by TunturiTiger in Ikea is trialing driverless truck deliveries in Texas. by idapitbwidiuatabip
>We need a world where machines don't make people obsolete in their own societies
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people will always retain comparative advantage against machines. we've had 100 years of automation, and unemployment is pretty low.
plummbob t1_iszesia wrote
Reply to comment by idapitbwidiuatabip in Ikea is trialing driverless truck deliveries in Texas. by idapitbwidiuatabip
>We so desperately need UBI before this massive transition happens.
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yeah, just like when all that other automation resulted in mass unemployment
plummbob t1_ir9gjv6 wrote
Reply to comment by bkemp1984Part2 in Who lives here: the people who inhabit Richmond’s new apartments by ThatChildNextDoor
> I think those should be in every building whenever possible
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turns that affordable 800sqft into luxury with this one simple trick
plummbob t1_it06ks8 wrote
Reply to comment by idapitbwidiuatabip in Ikea is trialing driverless truck deliveries in Texas. by idapitbwidiuatabip
If people are being "displaced" by automation (and by extension, trade, since they are functionally the same), why is the participation rate rising for 50 years? shouldn't it be falling?