Why do people still have jobs?

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[–]jet199 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 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.