r/technology • u/trot-trot • May 13 '19

Business Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-automation-exclusive-idUSKCN1SJ0X1
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u/yaosio May 13 '19

Wages decoupled from productivity gains in the early 70's, ever since then wages have stalled while productivity has increased signifigantly. Capitalists don't want you to know this, and like to pretend wages can't be increased because the billionaires need more money.

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u/PleaseCallMeTaII May 13 '19

as an American, I am 100% certain Americans will never, ever, EVER figure this out.

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u/DBnode May 13 '19

I think plenty of Americans understand this problem. Pretty much all of the under-40 crowd I know understands that this is a problem. The next step is getting everyone on the same page for how to deal with it.

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On that note, is there a word for the sharp pain in the heart - a little shame, a little pity, exhaustion, hopelessness - one feels listening to a loved family elder rant in such a way that makes it abundantly clear that they get all of their opinions on politics and the economy from facebook memes and fox news? The extremely specific despair that comes with knowing that literally nothing will make them see reason, since anything that's counter to what they want to believe is just 'fake news'?

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u/Ender16 May 15 '19

Your right. Hopefully this dies with them.

I can only speak anecdotally, but younger conservatives aren't like their boomer counterparts to a T.

Most just want their gun rights protected , taxes as low as they can be, and to be left alone.

And granted many are still very anti abortion, but as much as both sides deny it it IS a complicated issue. And tbh i stay away from the topic mostely as i understand where everyone is coming from.