Decades of research shows job training programs don't work at scale because of lack of *supply* of appropriate good jobs. There are always nice learned-to-code stories (I'm one: started coding as a kid and it literally saved my life) but those don't scale.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/us/mined-minds-west-virginia-coding.html …
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Meanwhile, I'm about to visit a family now homeless after the dad had an accident at work requiring surgery and time off work. That's it. Family tumbled into homelessness. Living wages plus healthcare, not false hope, is what this country needs. Look for the gofundme soon, sigh.
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Oh the lack of healthcare in this country! One work injury to the dad, and this family fell into homelessness. Living out of their van. The kids are so tired at school.
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Also, if Dany was going to lose her mind, she could have *flown* directly to Red Keep. Can’t believe dragons flying around burning stuff became a timefiller. I recommend helping this family not live in a van anymore to help stop thinking about plot holes.https://www.gofundme.com/1mwcyeidhc
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IT *destroys* jobs, if it works. One guy writes a neat system for data entry, and the company goes from keypunch operators to five. Five guys write a database that leaves twenty clerks out on the street. This is what all this computer stuff is FOR.
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"isn't and won't ever be a way out of poverty at scale." +1, But also PLEASE let's stress that there is exactly the same limit, for same reason, in every illusion that THIS wave of
#automation/tech#unemployment, so fast and wide, can ever be solved by "upskilling/retraining"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I've been trying to think of anything well-paying you could learn in 16 weeks, given a very basic high school education as a background. Army medic transiting to nursing maybe, but even medic training can run as long as 68 weeks.
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Yeah. Nursing programs are hard to get into and require a lot of commitment. Similarly, the amount of remedial background work you need just to get started learning coding after crappy K-12 is a lot. And these people cannot just put everything aside for a year and survive.
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