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Article #280990Re: Merry Christmas
From: Ramen Junkie
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:04
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:04
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"Tynan Carrick" <geoo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:cgbvkt$f6b$1@cnn.cns.ksu.edu... > > 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. almost every desk job is redundant filler. You get robots to produce food. That's prett much all you really need. > 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. Regulations are pointless bureaucracy. Waiting for approval, holding things over for what amounts to no reason at all. It's all useless middle man garbage to create work for people. -- Ramen Junkie http://www.lameazoid.com
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