Comment on Amazon's drone delivery program is the joke it always sounded like.
QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 10 months agoI think that UBI is an obvious place to start, and I think it should give them the freedom to pursue something they actually want to do. Automation is coming for all of our jobs, but you seem to be fixated on irrationally protecting those jobs instead of taking steps to ensure that automation actually benefits all of us.
In your ideal world, are there really still delivery drivers?
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Shouldn’t we maybe implement the UBI first, then fire all the delivery drivers? Because otherwise, I’m seeing a huge increase in the homelessness crisis.
QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes, we should. I just think that only happens when enough of us won’t shut up about UBI, not when we won’t shut up about how we shouldn’t use drones for delivery drivers even if they’re superior.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I would think avoiding mass unemployment before UBI is implemented because Amazon wants to save money is “optimal.”
QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You and I think it is, but most people aren’t delivery drivers, and most of those people frankly don’t have the time to even think about it.
The fact of the matter is that industry protectionism will always look silly to the average person while simultaneously being offered a better solution. On the other hand, being loud about our belief that former members of the industry shouldn’t be absolutely fucked over by automation may actually convince some people to support UBI.