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16 Aug 2014, 3:27 pm

One thing that also gets my spirits down is all these computers replacing jobs. I still like computers though.



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16 Aug 2014, 7:28 pm

K_Kelly wrote:
One thing that also gets my spirits down is all these computers replacing jobs. I still like computers though.

google "manna" which is an excellently written sci-fi short story that takes the computer takeover of jobs to its logical conclusion.



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16 Aug 2014, 9:17 pm

Well, I mean, a human having a job is supposed to be the be-all end-all right? Could all those and me who worry about computers taking jobs be irrational?



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16 Aug 2014, 9:25 pm

K_Kelly wrote:
Well, I mean, a human having a job is supposed to be the be-all end-all right? Could all those and me who worry about computers taking jobs be irrational?

not irrational in the least, for when the computers take the jobs all that will be left for humans in America is homelessness except for a lucky rich 1%. read "manna."



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16 Aug 2014, 9:48 pm

Hey, I thought it was meant to be positive.



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16 Aug 2014, 9:52 pm

K_Kelly wrote:
Hey, I thought it was meant to be positive.

not when sociopaths are on top of the food chain.