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arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkThe Self-Checkout Nightmare May Finally Be Endinggizmodo.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square94fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·10 months ago All they did was eliminate jobs That’s awesome. Jobs suck. Nobody likes jobs. We should automate even more things so people don’t have to do work.
minus-squareboatswain@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·10 months agoThat’s great once we’ve got a UBI or can ditch capitalism entirely, but until then it just means fewer jobs for those that need them.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoI agree with you in principle, but we still have money and bills to deal with. Which also suck, but we still need money for the bills and the nice things we want in life. So we need jobs. Unfortunately.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoHumans survived for millions of years without jobs. I am doubtful that we actually need them.
That’s awesome. Jobs suck. Nobody likes jobs. We should automate even more things so people don’t have to do work.
That’s great once we’ve got a UBI or can ditch capitalism entirely, but until then it just means fewer jobs for those that need them.
I agree with you in principle, but we still have money and bills to deal with. Which also suck, but we still need money for the bills and the nice things we want in life. So we need jobs. Unfortunately.
Humans survived for millions of years without jobs. I am doubtful that we actually need them.