Why do people still have jobs?

submitted by trident765 from self.TechDystopia

Watching some of these demos of the latest tech it seems like they are coming out with robots that can do anything that humans can do but better. So why do people still have jobs?

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[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Humans are cheaper than robots and also have to pay for their own energy and maintenance.

[–]trident765[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If this is really the case then humans are safe. But some of the videos I have been watching say they made a "waitress robot" that costs only $20k. Maybe this is just hype or there is some hidden cost I am not thinking of.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It depends on the costs involved.

In high wage/workers rights economies like France they are far more likely to replace people with tech and then they have a really high unemployment rate because of that.

I also know in my field new tech has actually made some stuff far more time consuming so it's creating rather than getting rid of jobs in some areas, just so everything can be done online.

[–]Dragonerne 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS IT. THANK YOU <3

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Who do you think makes all that whiz-bang shit? Who sells it? Answers the phone at the robot factory? Serves them lunch? Makes sure they get paid? Etc.

Any economic activity (even making robots) just engenders more, different economic activity... not less.