>> "I guess what it all comes down to is: who owns the robots, and how are the fruits of their labor going to be distributed? We still don't have a good answer for that."
The group/state/organisation that owns said robots enjoys the fruits of the robots. This was worked out a few milenia ago.
Myeah, excuse me but I think the problem with Nigeria is a lack of infrastructure and lack of work-know-how (ethic). The fact that they got lucky with some oil doesn't prove anything. Do you think it makes any difference if there are a few tycoons or not ? (i mean the kind that don't invest in their country).
>> Who made this rule?
*Nobody* makes these rules, this is what you don't understand, these are the laws of nature not the laws of some group of men.
If you think the economy should make jobs then have everybody take a teaspoon and start digging ditches. 1 Million jobs guaranteed.
>> It can during slumps.
I'm sure there is an edge case for anything and everything. Exception that proves the rule.
>>invest overseas, invest in robots, buy politicians (above), or invest in real-estate and jacking up housing prices for everybody.
You can't tell people what to do with their money. I mean you can but it just won't end well for anybody. If you don't like what other people do with their legally obtained money then tough, nobody will ever invest *their* money in something that benefits *you* and not them, to expect that would be just insanity. Perhaps you are in the wrong line of business?
Do you honestly believe that the majority of a rich guys money is just idling in an offshore account ?? And when I mean rich i mean like somebody who has business going on not some lucky joe who just had 1 lucky break.
Of course there will be stashes held out of the reach of the hands of the government, but those are just small parts of someone's wealth.
You would have to be self-aware of your incompetence to Not invest if you had money to invest.
offtopic: yes bloody bastards trying to keep their own money even after paying more than most.
The purpose of the economy is to produce goods/services, it is NOT to create jobs.
While it can happen that GDP goes up and the majority of ppl have less that usually does NOT happen, what happens is that everyone goes up and of course the rich go higher up. Is this a problem ?
Would you rather be poorer and the rich be way poorer aswell ?
And also, what do you think the rich do with their money ? Stash it under the mattress or jump it in like Scrooge McDuck ? No, they invest it into something that creates even more jerbs.
I'm a capitalist myself but shouldn't a free market be equal too all players ? Aka like if you pollute and dump whatever into the atmosphere should you be able to compete with someone who spends more on cleaning after themselves ? Same goes for other more subtle and indirect state interventions. It's human nature to want to gain every advantage possible over the competition, this is just objective fact.
Also not sure there is such a thing as a market of 7 billlion humans except if you're selling... air/water ?
>> The difference is if it's high humidity you can't sweat and die in the shade even if young and healthy.
Erm, you mean like a... jungle? Aka the place where you can grow crops/fruit with great productivity ? So ppl have not been living in jungles for milions of years ? And also ever heard of air conditioning?
Only that's not a business, that's giving away money which can be used for whatever else. Now try applying your example to something that is a little harder to consume. Think promotions, if they don't add to the bottom line, then why on earth do they exist ?????
I don't mean to sound critical, but have you ever ran a business? Income is more important than profit because it's harder to generate income than profit. When a new business is starting up ppl tend to operate at a loss and invest all profit into development (think buying a better bagel making machine if you make bagels). I would guess these guys do the same thing only at a bigger scale both temporally and financially.
Dunno what you mean about taxis but where I live in Europe there are still plenty of taxis going arround. I was talking to a ridesharing driver (not Uber's, but some local competitor here) and he was saying that the market is pretty much stable for both ridesharing and taxis, yes anecdotal but still...
Because nobody on the left ever entertained conspiracy paranoia.
Nobody on the left ever said something like "Teh russians hacked the elections !!oneone..." else our candidate would have totally won. Here is the proof:
lol....says who, o grand sultan/leader ? Ppl have been investing in housing at least since the ROMAN REPUBLIC...
it's almost as if some people like to rule over other ppls lives...
Just our daily dose of anti-Uber "articles"... nothing to see here.
Well, seems a few others out there do see the appeal of a taxi central.... but hey what do they know....I mean funny of them to do what they want with their money:).
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Why is "Twitter is actually doing real harm to human society" ?
how is twitter different than day to day life for you ? just asking.
And by strategy you mean "narrative"...
>> "I guess what it all comes down to is: who owns the robots, and how are the fruits of their labor going to be distributed? We still don't have a good answer for that."
The group/state/organisation that owns said robots enjoys the fruits of the robots. This was worked out a few milenia ago.
Only all of history says this.
Myeah, excuse me but I think the problem with Nigeria is a lack of infrastructure and lack of work-know-how (ethic). The fact that they got lucky with some oil doesn't prove anything. Do you think it makes any difference if there are a few tycoons or not ? (i mean the kind that don't invest in their country).
>> Who made this rule?
*Nobody* makes these rules, this is what you don't understand, these are the laws of nature not the laws of some group of men.
If you think the economy should make jobs then have everybody take a teaspoon and start digging ditches. 1 Million jobs guaranteed. >> It can during slumps.
I'm sure there is an edge case for anything and everything. Exception that proves the rule.
>>invest overseas, invest in robots, buy politicians (above), or invest in real-estate and jacking up housing prices for everybody.
You can't tell people what to do with their money. I mean you can but it just won't end well for anybody. If you don't like what other people do with their legally obtained money then tough, nobody will ever invest *their* money in something that benefits *you* and not them, to expect that would be just insanity. Perhaps you are in the wrong line of business?
Do you honestly believe that the majority of a rich guys money is just idling in an offshore account ??
And when I mean rich i mean like somebody who has business going on not some lucky joe who just had 1 lucky break. Of course there will be stashes held out of the reach of the hands of the government, but those are just small parts of someone's wealth.
You would have to be self-aware of your incompetence to Not invest if you had money to invest. offtopic: yes bloody bastards trying to keep their own money even after paying more than most.
The specialization is not for the "benefit of the community", it's for the benefit of producing more efficiently.
The purpose of the economy is to produce goods/services, it is NOT to create jobs.
While it can happen that GDP goes up and the majority of ppl have less that usually does NOT happen, what happens is that everyone goes up and of course the rich go higher up. Is this a problem ?
Would you rather be poorer and the rich be way poorer aswell ?
And also, what do you think the rich do with their money ? Stash it under the mattress or jump it in like Scrooge McDuck ? No, they invest it into something that creates even more jerbs.
somebody mod up :)
The capitalists might have gone piggy building swimming pools in the desert, but they could afford it....unlike our socialist comrades....
Putin says hi!
I'm a capitalist myself but shouldn't a free market be equal too all players ? Aka like if you pollute and dump whatever into the atmosphere should you be able to compete with someone who spends more on cleaning after themselves ? Same goes for other more subtle and indirect state interventions. It's human nature to want to gain every advantage possible over the competition, this is just objective fact.
Also not sure there is such a thing as a market of 7 billlion humans except if you're selling... air/water ?
People living in shacks can dig a sellar and keep cool.
PS: I don't even use A/C at home. I won't even mention a simple room fan b'cos you're gonna tell me they don't even have electricity.
>> The difference is if it's high humidity you can't sweat and die in the shade even if young and healthy.
Erm, you mean like a... jungle? Aka the place where you can grow crops/fruit with great productivity ? So ppl have not been living in jungles for milions of years ? And also ever heard of air conditioning?
Clearly carbon and silicon must have equal rights ! We cannot have this kind of discrimination !
Ned L.
no, most of the racist ACs are on CNN telling you right-think and right-speak.
Ok that might be true, but what is your alternative ? Censitary suffrage ? Feudalism ? Imperialism ?
Democracy is the worst, except all others.
Only that's not a business, that's giving away money which can be used for whatever else. Now try applying your example to something that is a little harder to consume. Think promotions, if they don't add to the bottom line, then why on earth do they exist ?????
I don't mean to sound critical, but have you ever ran a business? Income is more important than profit because it's harder to generate income than profit. When a new business is starting up ppl tend to operate at a loss and invest all profit into development (think buying a better bagel making machine if you make bagels). I would guess these guys do the same thing only at a bigger scale both temporally and financially. Dunno what you mean about taxis but where I live in Europe there are still plenty of taxis going arround. I was talking to a ridesharing driver (not Uber's, but some local competitor here) and he was saying that the market is pretty much stable for both ridesharing and taxis, yes anecdotal but still...
As if daily negative texts about Uber weren't enough, now time to enter stage the "solution": Lyft :)
Because nobody on the left ever entertained conspiracy paranoia. Nobody on the left ever said something like "Teh russians hacked the elections !!oneone..." else our candidate would have totally won. Here is the proof:
lol....says who, o grand sultan/leader ? Ppl have been investing in housing at least since the ROMAN REPUBLIC... it's almost as if some people like to rule over other ppls lives...
B'cos change means good automatically, right ? You must have liked windows 8....
Just our daily dose of anti-Uber "articles" ... nothing to see here.
Well, seems a few others out there do see the appeal of a taxi central.... but hey what do they know....I mean funny of them to do what they want with their money :).