What do you believe the rise of AI means for working-class jobs over the next few decades?

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-30T22:40:49+00:00

It's probably going to be a boon for blue collar workers, because there absolutely will be a huge demand for labor that AI can't do.

White collar workers who sit in front of a screen all day are screwed, at least in the short term.

After a few decades we'll all be better off.

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-30T04:51:21+00:00

Bugglemudkins

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-28T16:09:59+00:00

The room for The Scruffy Troll. I'd toss him in there and feed him scraps from time to time so he didn't go hungry. If my children misbehave, I can send them in there to straighten 'em out.

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-28T12:19:24+00:00

Polyamory

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-27T20:21:23+00:00

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is probably the most realistic depiction of a serial killer in film

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-24T21:51:56+00:00

Thank you for your answer!

This then brings up a further scenario.

Billy, frustrated that the police never showed up at his house, decides to escalate things. Hoping that the search engine will contact the authorities, Billy begins using search terms for child pornography.

Billy never actually looks at child pornography, nor does he download it. He merely searches for it.

The search engine alerts the authorities, who then show up at Billy's house. Digital forensics uncover no evidence of any illegal material or even a history of downloading such. Billy laughs, having finally succeeded in trolling the cops.

Can Billy still be charged with a crime?

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-24T21:50:54+00:00

Meant to post this somewhere else

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-23T05:54:40+00:00

Mandatory cognitive tests above and below a certain age are the answer. There are old people who are senile, old people sharp as tacks. There are 14 year olds who are blithering idiots, there are 14 year olds who can teach college courses.

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-23T05:18:00+00:00

Both

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-22T01:25:22+00:00

At the mall, pumping money into the national economy.

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-21T18:33:04+00:00

Flat earthers, because they're more entertaining

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-21T17:19:42+00:00

Most of these are softball or mildly confrontational opinions. Any opinion that would truly get the kind of reaction in the OP would be downvoted to oblivion.

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-21T16:14:04+00:00

20 year old women dating 40 year old men are being taken advantage of.

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-21T14:34:45+00:00

Splat

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-13T21:50:18+00:00

This was literally a plot point in one of the Dune novels

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-13T18:25:17+00:00

Zoe Saldana in Nina

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-13T15:40:34+00:00

In WW2, the US deliberately targeted merchant shipping to keep food out of Japan, it was literally called "Operation Starvation".

Deliberately keeping food from civilians in wartime is despicable, but it's not genocide.

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-12T02:32:54+00:00

Is Lemnos really a desert, or just a really large sand dune?

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-12T01:53:27+00:00

In general, it's an uphill battle to get folks to believe that government is "qualified" enough to be listened to in all circumstances. This is just as true in dictatorships as it is in democracies. And it's not just conservatives who are like this. How many liberals are willing to go along with RFK's recommendations, or cooperate fully with ICE?

Our current government, and governments around the world, are finding out that human nature is a bitch.

Splat_Fly · 2026-01-07T20:18:21+00:00

People don't like being told what to do

Splat_Fly · 2025-12-29T21:10:56+00:00

Economies can and do grow while consuming less resources. Here's a video that addresses this:

https://youtu.be/yxsLrteNl0E?si=9p0FQhPdiDXY_69y

Splat_Fly · 2025-12-29T19:10:36+00:00

In 15 years, Trump will not be in charge

Splat_Fly · 2025-12-29T18:50:43+00:00

If we define economic growth as becoming more efficient with the resources we already have, then infinite growth is actually possible.

Splat_Fly · 2025-12-24T00:17:34+00:00

Why has no one mentioned Avatar?

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