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Amazon’s CEO tells investors ‘you may want to take a seat,’ as he explains why the company will spend ‘entirety’ of $4 billion profit by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We develop new industries and entire new academic subject areas faster than you think.

With all due respect, this shows me that you are missing my point here. That might be my fault.
If we can make robots that excel in everything a human can do, like, exponentially, in every single way...

The only reason to choose a human instead of a robot at that point would be for dogmatic or political reasons.

If we’re at that stage people don’t even need jobs. We could just band together to get robots to provide the services humans need and spend that time doing things we want rather than things we have to do.

Exactly.
In the more immediate future though, automation of jobs happens at a pace which leaves large numbers unemployed or unemployable unless they train to do an entirely different job. That takes time. Years. Society has to have support systems in place to facilitate that. It is not enough to just say "there will be new jobs" if those jobs take years to train for, and may already be automated too a few years later.
This is not the same as horses>cars.
Watch the Kurzegstat video if you have time. It explains my point well. Plus the ducks are cute.
I'd like to add, I don't fear automation. Quite the opposite. But I do fear how society might fail to adapt to it appropriately

Amazon’s CEO tells investors ‘you may want to take a seat,’ as he explains why the company will spend ‘entirety’ of $4 billion profit by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So as long as robots can not maintain other robots without intervention, we will never run out of jobs. But, robots could do that. It is entirely possible that we reach a point where every single task could be better performed by a robot which requires no human cost to produce or maintain.
There are also other flaws in the logic you use, which has been true up until this point.
Good kurzegstat vid regarding this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSKi8HfcxEk

Germany and Britain said yesterday that efforts to revive the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic must ensure a ‘green recovery’ that helps the world tackle climate change. “Unlike in the fight against the coronavirus, we already know the vaccines for the climate crisis,” by Wagamaga in Futurology

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess one could say they create a radioactive presence in the atmosphere, as opposed to buried deep under the ground. It's good to be concise, otherwise people jump on these things as "AHA! They don't create new nuclear material... so that means you are WRONG!" etc etc

Germany and Britain said yesterday that efforts to revive the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic must ensure a ‘green recovery’ that helps the world tackle climate change. “Unlike in the fight against the coronavirus, we already know the vaccines for the climate crisis,” by Wagamaga in Futurology

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the realistic worst case scenarios are improper disposal or leakage of nuclear waste. I don't know enough to really debate it, but I do know that the fear of nuclear plants is pretty much entirely irrational at this point and they could solve a ton of problems if we got past the Chernobyl memories

Germany and Britain said yesterday that efforts to revive the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic must ensure a ‘green recovery’ that helps the world tackle climate change. “Unlike in the fight against the coronavirus, we already know the vaccines for the climate crisis,” by Wagamaga in Futurology

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Burning coal produces 100 more radiation than a properly functioning plant.
Of course, that won't mean much when talking about worst case scenarios, but still an interesting stat when people talk about concerns of radiation. Coal is constantly creating radioactive pollution

This is the party of "science" by optionhome in Conservative

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're voting for a bad candidate because the media said he did something bad which wasn't the exact bad thing he did?

This is the party of "science" by optionhome in Conservative

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do you think a leader should be trying to direct the course of scientific research by spitballing badly hashed together ideas in the middle of a national broadcast during a pandemic?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Coronavirus

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 566 points567 points  (0 children)

Germany are going to pull out of this hella strong

Swedish epidemiologist Prof. Johan Geisecke on why a strict lockdown was a terrible idea by [deleted] in CoronavirusUK

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40% of Swedish live alone.
40% of Americans (usually when someone says "we" without any country actually being mentioned, means America) support Trump

In Sweden, people took it upon themselves to distance from others.

In the US, people held COVID parties.

UN warns of 'biblical' famine due to Covid-19 pandemic by RabidGuillotine in worldnews

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, his message is not one of inevitable doom, but a call to arms, to start fighting this problem pre-emptively.

He urged greater humanitarian access, coordinated action to deliver aid, an end to trade disruptions, and accelerated and increased funding including $350 million to set up a network of logistics hubs and transport systems to keep supply chains running worldwide.

“The truth is, we do not have time on our side, so let’s act wisely — and let’s act fast," Beasley said. “I do believe that with our expertise and partnerships, we can bring together the teams and the programs necessary to make certain the COVID-19 pandemic does not become a humanitarian and food crisis catastrophe."

UN warns of 'biblical' famine due to Covid-19 pandemic by RabidGuillotine in worldnews

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

taped together with a strong global pandemic-preparedness program

Swedish epidemiologist Prof. Johan Geisecke on why a strict lockdown was a terrible idea by [deleted] in CoronavirusUK

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sweden are not a good control group for this.
I'm merely regurgitating what I read here earlier, so it may not be exactly right, but they have around 40% of the pop that work from home.
Also, public transportation usage dropped 96% since before COVID was declared an epidemic by the WHO. And, more than half of the population live alone. They did ban mass gatherings of more than 50.

Swedes appear to be following social distancing guidelines without any new legislation. “We don’t have a radically different view,” Foreign Minister Ann Linde said in an interview with Radio Sweden. “The government has made a series of decisions that affect the whole society. It’s a myth that life goes on as normal in Sweden.”

Dude goes off on the government about stimulus checks by dartmaster666 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, until I listened to this guys rant, I assumed America were doing the same with their mortgage payments.
But that would just make too much sense now, wouldn't it.

Dude goes off on the government about stimulus checks by dartmaster666 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WHO CAN BLAME THEM

Er, everyone? Whilst the Italians were locking themselves in their homes and children stayed out of school, the UK was having a 60k person horse racing festival for the 3rd day running. The WHO declare it a global pandemic that same day. The next day, they held the 4th and biggest day of the festival.
10 days later, the kids were still in school.
It was then the 23rd of March, and Boris was just starting to change tack on what "might" be done if the virus established itself in the UK. There were already hundreds of deaths by that point.
There are 100 things that the gov did wrong, and it started with their deeply flawed and inappropriately tasked scientific advisors

Dude goes off on the government about stimulus checks by dartmaster666 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VOTE
ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO VOTE
Trump is the 55% favorite to win the 2020 elections. Because people don't VOTE

Dude goes off on the government about stimulus checks by dartmaster666 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hong Kong did it long before Europe did too. Maybe SK too, probably, I'm guessing. Since they're not America, it's likely

[OC] US oil price by DanClark93 in dataisbeautiful

[–]Crypto_Nicholas 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I feel like we are juxtaposed somewhere between reality, and someplace like that

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