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Re: Merry Christmas

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From: Tynan Carrick
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 05:38
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> We are at a point in technology where very few to zero people actually
NEED
> to work.  Most essential tasks could be done by pre-programmed robots.
Most
> jobs are otherwise useless filler.  Almost every desk job is useless
filler.
> Keeping "work" in place serves as nothing more than a way for those in
power
> to stay in power.  Without "work" the class system would be obliterated.

I disagree; even humans are still required for desk jobs, simply for
abstract thinking. If left for computers to do, then they are bound within
their programming, and the occational much-needed random task that needs to
be done can't be accomplished.

Example: I work in a warehouse that on occation due to logistics and gov't
regs, we keep a close eye on orders. If we need to hold a truck over or
"short and ship" it, then we need the approval of someone who can make a
guess about the coming events of the next day to give us the ok on what to
do. You might be able to replace the loader, but you can't make a computer
make a decision based on guesses. You'd have to set a boundary, and by doing
that, you can't have the maching break it's programming to make spontaneous
decisions.


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Subject: Re: Merry Christmas
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:38:13 -0500
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