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Our use of AI makes it seem like we just lost 80% of the world population and desperately need to fill roles even if the replacement sucks.
That's because they do intend to depopulate the US by force.
(Note that a reduction of 100 million is way more people than the number of immigrants than we actually have, but does roughly correspond to the number of non-white citizens.)
BTW, the Japanese guy who originally made the artwork was so angry he tried filing a DMCA for misuse.
Is that a real post? o.o
e: yes - https://www.instagram.com/p/DS8Tx3XCRLQ/?hl=en
https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-100-million-deportations
It really boils down to whether you value human life and the value the lived human experiences of all humans, or just a select subset that normally includes yourself. Some people's subsets are quite narrow and correspond quite closely with skin color, but the real difference isn't how exactly you choose who to value, it's that you choose to value some more than others at all.
Some people call this selfishness. Some people call it practicality. I have some pretty strong opinions about it myself, but I'll let you figure out for yourself. It shouldn't be difficult, and if you have some difficulty with it and feel like you need to debate this or argue your position to me, you're probably wasting your time.
That wave looks like a tsunami...
This is why the rumors of there being a Department of Remigration is so alarming. It really looks like they EVENTUALLY want to get rid of all non-white people.
Which won't come as a surprise to anyone paying attention, but there's a depressing number of people who insist on keeping their heads in the sand.
You have that backwards. We have a non-working AI and have decided to get rid of 80% of the world population starting with the educated and productive but aging workforce.
We will replace everything that subsequently breaks with entry level human positions until the entry level AI/robots are ready to break everything again.
In 20years or less there won’t be anyone left who actually knows how to do anything and is more educated than needed to follow constant verbal instructions from the AI controllers.
People with no education or whom the educational system can’t or won’t accommodate will work manual labor jobs not suitable for robots.
So pretty much what has already been happening for the last 150 or so years.
I think you are right that AI is just an excuse to get rid of labor. The truth is they want all the money without paying anyone because they are just greedy fucks. This is the perfect excuse.
Uhh, laid people off because "AI". The truth is they are just going to experiment with how many people they can lay off. Once again, can't blame the person laying everyone off because everyone knows it is all imaginary AI's fault.
The last few rounds of layoffs that have been blamed on AI is just a correction from over hiring during Covid and the recovery.
Also undoing work from home at the same time because commercial realestate markets underpin a lot of business loans that are otherwise underwater.
Are you volunteering for my rectal veggie needs?
Negative, I am a meat popsicle.