"Mexicans" and other immigrants, are *not* taking jobs. Automation is. Yea yea, sure, immigrants coming to the USA have always taken low level jobs, the sort of jobs that no one else wants. We all know that. Impoverished immigrants have done the same thing when they migrate to another country, and have, since the dawn of time.
What I mean is now currently, the last 5 years, the last 15 or 25 years, increasingly jobs that human beings did are being replaced by machines, robots, computers and other forms of automation. Soon, most doctors will be replaced by AI computers. Patient information will be uploaded into a computer and diagnoses will be printed out. This removes the potential stereotyping, bias and preconceived notions a doctor might have, and will isolate *only* on factual information. And soon most surgeries will be performed by a robot as well. Think of those precision robots that don't have bad eyesight, a hangover, they have no stress and are not distracted by their own personal issues and faults the way human beings are.
Beyond the two examples of machines doing what humans used to shown below, there are now machines that lay bricks, build homes, and cars, planes and trains that can drive and fly themselves. The Japanese (and others) are using robots as waiters and waitresses. Red light traffic cameras and speed vans with cameras will catch violators, and less police will be hired. Farmers and those in various agricultural professions are using tractors and machinery that replace workers on a level never seen. Its sort of like how they used to have secretarial typing pools, and people sent things out to be printed at Kinkos, business cards and flyers from print shops, now we do that from home. With 3-D printers, people can and will make their own little gadgets, doohickeys and thingamabobs at home, including guns. I could go on and on, but I trust you see my point. If people want to be cranky and pissed off about the loss of jobs, I get that, and don't blame them, but its the rich white guy that sent everything overseas the last few decades that is responsible, and who is now getting everything done with robots that is to blame...not some $7.25 an hour Mexican.
I agree with everything you've pointed out, but I believe George Orwell had a few things to say about the various negatives about automation. That kid discovered what Barry White discovered 50 years ago. And that kid looks a LOT better than Barry White did so I'm thinking that he might make a FEW more panties wet than Mr White did (although I imagine that there's a certain population who will find Mr White's physique more appealing:).
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ReplyDeleteA great post overall. Totally agree about the reduction in need for labor as my business has reduced to a third the number of people needed on the ground by implementing technology.
Love the one about the zip ties, literally laugh out loud!
Thank you.
Society and humanity is going to have to figure out things for jobs for billions of people in the future, which is not going to be easy. Anyway, glad you enjoyed the post. :)
DeleteMyeh. Worst coup/insurrection ever. Did not have a plan. Did not fire a shot. No leader. A bunch of angry fringers rioting. No different than the angry fringers rioting at the BLM protests. Condemn them all. Prosecute them all. If you want to hold those giving the protesters encouragement because that led to rioters rioting, apply the same standards to the left.
ReplyDeleteHate this claim (in one of your cartoons) that private companies taking down accounts is somehow not to be compared with a 1A attack. I would have been more inclined to agree before Apple, Google, and Amazon coordinated to take out a free speech competitor to Twitter, Parler, which just happened.
BLM protesters were protesting murder by cops, disenfranchisement, lack of parity and roughly 500 years of slavery and oppression. The Trump clowns are protesting...nothing. They have no legitimate complaints. Night and day difference, and anyone comparing or equating the two, is a fool. As to your comments about Parler and all that, are you yourself drinking the Kool-Aid? If you want to push insane Pro-Trump/GOP conspiracy theories...you're on the wrong blog. I only deal with facts and reality.
DeleteJulie is so full of shit.
DeleteShe wrote a good blog for a while, but she is so wrong to compare the capitol rioters to BLM protestors. What BLM protestors ever tried to take over any government building?
She is so full of shit. I am so disappointed in her. What BS.
I'm not sure...seems out of character for her.
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