Humans Need Not Apply

[deaddd]

Or, no matter who you are, you will be jobless soon.

 

[DEAD7]

The increased fear mongering tells me its imminent.

 

[deaddd]

if by fear mongering you mean staggering statistics then yes.

Here are some entirely unrelated news links that support the video's theory:

Wages in U.S. down 23 percent since 2008, report shows
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/08/wages_in_us_down_23_percent_si.html

The De-industrialization of America: “The True U.S. Rate of Unemployment is 23.2%
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-de-industrialization-of-america/5395635

Making 9 Million Jobless "Vanish": How The Government Manipulates Unemployment Statistics
http://danielamerman.com/articles/2012/WorkC.html

The Worst Unemployment Crisis In Modern History Is Unfolding Right Now
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/worst-unemployment-crisis-history-unfolding-175929364.html

I wonder if math has a biased opinion.

 

[DEAD7]

I was referring the "humans need not apply" hyperbole.

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

i didn't watch that entire video because its 15 minutes but this is really interesting to think about. Your production costs will start approaching zero when its all done by robots.

 

[DEAD7]

i didn't watch that entire video because its 15 minutes but this is really interesting to think about. Your production costs will start approaching zero when its all done by robots.

I still dont get how this is being seen as a bad thing...

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

I still dont get how this is being seen as a bad thing...

exactly all you would have to do to increase production is get more robots. Then you would practically eliminate material scarcity. These aren't bad things even for wages.

 

[Chris.B]

I still dont get how this is being seen as a bad thing...

civilization will have to adapt

 

[nineteeneightysix]

If we ever rich the level where robots are doing all the work, shouldn't the government distribute all the profit made equally among the people...?

If robots are doing all the work then capitalists can't say "I worked hard for my money, you are poor because you are lazy"...

 

[deaddd]

they can if they monopolize the robots...

 

[Namekian Maranantha]

Or, no matter who you are, you will be jobless soon.

To be jobless and possibly free of the monotonus daily grind.... could this be a bad thing?

I bet alot of people wouldnt have a clue of what to do with themselves... they'd probably 'off' themselves by pointless war by reason of boredom or suicide.

I'm not trying to be cynical here... But really, life for most people IS their WORK; it IS the thing by which they measure their own value and self-worth; It IS that thing that makes them feel like life has any meaning, that there IS a reason to get out of bed and 'do stuff' and so on........
But really though, hell, as i'm thinking now.... i honestly dont know myself what i'd be doing.

 

[deaddd]

People will most certainly have to adjust their "purpose"