We'll probably come full circle someday, where the rich will intentionally hire human staff instead of robots, as a way to display and prove their wealth to others.
"Automation will soon eliminate all jobs" – person who lives in a society where it is someone's job to stand in front of Walmart and say "hi" to everyone coming in.
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Everyone always forgets about the plumbers, electrical workers, our society requires a lot of human labour to keep running.
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The most bittersweet joy in my life is working construction and watching science writers, who predicted my job being automated, replaced themselves by an algorithim.
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It's not that is going to automate all jobs, it's that it could if we wanted it to. That Walmart job doesn't have to exist. Lots of
#BullshitJobs don't need to exist.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I haven't had a Walmart person greet me in like a decade. My current one doesn't even have someone spot checking receipts as you leave.
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Here’s a
@Walmart “smart” greeter prototype... full implementation by 2021 sources say:pic.twitter.com/fVYt1ZFBKSThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The jobs will be eliminated but corporate fealty is still expected
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Once upon a time you didn’t pick stuff off the shelves for yourself....Amazon has rebooted that model, in a way...but they can’t try on a shoe for you...not without a more personal relationship (biometric data), and a lot more time. Can’t answer the big question
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Didn't Amazon just solve that by letting you try out clothes for a week first?
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