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[–] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

It's so they don't have to think about/implement the utopia of no one having to work. If they made it possible for people not to need to work, those people without work would have time to educate themselves and think about how their ruling class is fucking them over, and to organize. This would probably lead to the ruling class going out of power, so they can't have that, it's better to keep them employed even though they don't have to be.

Alternatively, if people go out of work and they don't implement the no-work utopia, the ruling class loses power because people whose survival is threatened will kill their leaders.

The best the ruling class can do is keep inventing jobs no one needs and continuing to deceive people that the jobs need to be done.

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are you assuming that AI could actually effectively repkace humans? Because cost-wise it simply can't.

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[–] FukOui@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I dunno. I think this is better than getting laid off due to fake corporate bs (when it's actually outsourcing, layoffs, and a hidden recession)

[–] Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The issue is not laying off people whose jobs were replaced by AI, the issue is what happens when people are laid off.

Firstly, regarding the people that were laid off, if they continue to get paid their salary for some time, and then indefinitely get some basic social security, then being laid off is basically no problem for them, it just means some less luxury for some time.

Secondly, if the profit from laying someone off goes towards public funds instead of the owner class' pockets, then simply everyone benefits from more automation.

Of course, none of this is happening in China (and in the US, where you're probably from), so "continuing to do your job even though your job could be automated" seems like a good deal, but it is really not. But that's why I made my original comment, because we should be striving for the real solutions, not band-aids that maintain the status quo.

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

In a socialized economy, unemployment should be a goal. If a worker can be replaced with AI, the employer's taxes should increase, and UBI should increase.

The economy that demands humans perform work better performed by machines is deeply perverted.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (17 children)

I really doubt they'll actually stick to this in practice. Keep in mind, China is not a place with binding rule of law.

When it gets in the way of whatever industrial expansion, workers rights to not have toxic rocket fuel falling on them or to get paid for their house being demolished aren't even respected.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Its insane to say that while they cut down the national forests of America for profit.

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