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And last year they were all saying some variation on "don't worry, AI is not going to cost anyone their jobs."

Key take away for anyone is to never trust what an executive is saying. Much like a politician, if their lips are moving they are probably lying.

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[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 49 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Reminder: the problem is 100% capitalism, 0% technology. We've built a truly perverse economic system in which eliminating labor hurts people.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who’s we? In the country I grew up in, you’d get two years of unemployment benefits (90% of your previous salary), free education and free student support of $1000/month while retraining. This country runs with a surplus and one of the lowest levels of foreign debt and, no, it’s not a financial haven/tax shelter.

It’s about how we structure society - let no one tell you otherwise, capitalism or not.

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I live in the UK now which is a modern feudal state and more or less a failed state. I grew up in Denmark though, which was the country I was referring to.

[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have to say this, if you think UK is a modern feudal and a failed state then ya ain't seen nothin' yet!

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Oh I’m aware that there’s a long way to go still before rock bottom. Having lived here for 23 years, it’s only gone one direction unfortunately.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

No lies detected.

[–] thatgirlwasfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you dont mind sharing, why did you end up moving to the UK?

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

I wanted to work in games and there was neither the degree nor the employment at the time (nowadays Copenhagen is doing quite well for the games industry). So went to study in the U.K., found a job there, met my (English) wife and had kids here. We keep dreaming about moving to Denmark, but with four kids there’s a lot of schooling to align. Maybe later.

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