• UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml
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    18 days ago

    The 1% is willing to pay whatever imaginary fiat currency they can to eliminate the need for the working class. Then they can finally get rid of us.

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      18 days ago

      While simultaneously acting like a bunch of whining little crybabies about declining fertility rates.

      Which is it: AI (and other automation) will replace jobs, or there aren’t enough people to work all the jobs?

      • tlmcleod@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        18 days ago

        Hedging their bets. They’re only capable of being sure of the future as the next person, which isn’t very capable at all. But they have the ill-gotten means to back both sides so they continue to be on top.

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        18 days ago

        It’s even better for them to have extra workers for too few jobs as it drives the wage of those remaining jobs down. Dark stuff really.