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Comment · 5 years ago
So you're arguing the first one, never implement technology to save labor because people deserve the dignity of work. How far should we take this? Should we burn the tractors? We could create lots of new jobs for agricultural laborers. Or perhaps the government, instead of handing out welfare, could pay people to dig holes and fill them in again.
Comment · 5 years ago
If it's necessary during COVID times, it could still be beneficial during non COVID times. Even if COVID goes away, there are plenty of other viruses lurking around that kill lots of people each year.
Comment · 5 years ago
Is your point that there should never be a job displacing technology or that retail workers are a special class that should be protected from automation?
Comment · 5 years ago
They have Amazon stores in the US. There's one I know of in downtown Chicago. I don't know if it did particularly well but it wasn't robbed bare every day.
Comment · 5 years ago
Not to mention they're just fucking annoying to listen to all day in the summer.
Comment · 5 years ago
I think it depends on what the Scrum/Agile process looks like and what it is replacing. For example, I think its pretty useful to have an iterative forecast of achievable work rather than a huge BRD and a solid deadline.
Comment · 5 years ago
So, in other words, they became multi-millionaires. I think your reading too much into it, just take the words as written.
Comment · 5 years ago
IDK I think it's quite cowardly if ebay is not willing to be consistent in what they are willing to sell. For example, if they can find a few people that are offended by violent video games, then all violent video games should be taken down from eBay. If I'm offended by the Communist Manifesto then it's time to take all copies of it off the site.

In fact they could even automate this. They already have a report item button. Whenever someone clicks that and marks the item offensive they could remove that whole class of items.

Comment · 5 years ago
Charles Manson In His Own Words is a-OK though!
Comment · 5 years ago
No. Actually, technically yes but very indirectly. The fossil fuels would be taxed which are agricultural inputs for the food which we eat and then exhale.
Comment · 5 years ago
Thank God I have ebay to protect me from reading Doctor Seuss! Now please excuse me while I go bid on a vintage copy of "Charles Manson In His Own Words".

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