Where is the value delivered to the paying customers, renters, for this service? Also, what does this startup controls that would prevent instant competition if this model becomes successful?
You are failing categorization check here. Unless you referring categorically to all possible Anonymous Cowards with "You're incapable of being a ballerina" , it is not equivalent comparison.
Since you later also refer to "a lot of slashdoters", I can only conclude that this is systemic flaw in your reasoning.
The planned move from patriarchy to oppressive matriarchy is nearly complete.
Every right-thinking individual knows than women belong in a cubicle or office, not pregnant, wearing a suit, and making 1%ers money to buy more sandwiches.
The population trend will be massive reduction due to lack of technology. We can't support existing level of population without something approaching modern infrastructure for farming and transportation.
I traveled extensively to over-populated countries (e.g. China, India) and one contrast that stands out is just how many people are involved in service. Also, speaking with my hosts, most high-end tech workers there employ nannies, cooks, cleaners and so on.
I think similar solution could be attempted in the West. However, our compensation relative to the cost of living is off by an order of magnitude. So we can't afford to hire 'help' unless universal income is implemented. Once it is in place, we will see more jobs in various domestic help categories.
I am fairly sure third world alone won't be able to maintain our technological civilization. So you are saying our Best Before date is ~2100 followed by a millennia of dark ages?
What it means, that you AmiMoJo and your fellow SJW are not that different from people that came before you. Prudes. Moral panics. Busy bodies that stick their noses in everyone's private business.
We will have another Summer of Love and you will find yourself on the wrong side of history.
What will happen to humans displaced by these robots? We live in a society that expects everyone to work, but what will happen when there are no jobs? Crime? Extreme poverty? Mass protests? Political or religious extremism?
Unlimited resources - yes; unlimited tolerance for bad publicity - not really. All it takes is one "90 year old grandma arrested for X by FBI" and public opinion turns against them.
If you are the only one using this tool - bad things will happen to you. If many people are using this tool and they are all hitting red flags - then FBI has to go back to 'warrant and wiretap' methods of doing things. Then they capture data, some techie explains them this tool and nothing bad happens.
Gig economy wasn't invented in SV or even this century. This was how things operated in 1800s until unions formed and forced corporations to treat workers responsibly. Was Unionization entirely positive? Not at all, but it is least bad alternative.
Hiring talented people capable of excelling in multiple areas requires offering them appropriately high compensation and offering stimulating job. Somehow I don't see this happening with "acoustic consulting firm" that hires "generic engineers".
How about hire better candidates? If these are essential skills you expect out of a recent grad, why not hire people with those skills?
This is the case of unreasonable expectations. Just look at the list : "fundamentals of networking, computing, and coding" from "acoustic consulting engineering firm, consisting of a mix of mechanical, electrical, civil ".
Does he also expect them to write thier own compiler, all while willing to accept $50K starting salary?
It is unreasonable to expect mechanical engineer to be able to diagnose network issues, just like it would be unreasonable to expect network engineer to know how to calculate shear forces going through a support beam.
Hire multiple people to do multiple jobs or keep looking for a unicorn that knows it all and be prepared to pay appropriately high salary.
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Where is the value delivered to the paying customers, renters, for this service? Also, what does this startup controls that would prevent instant competition if this model becomes successful?
This has dotcom pets.com written all over it.
You are failing categorization check here. Unless you referring categorically to all possible Anonymous Cowards with "You're incapable of being a ballerina" , it is not equivalent comparison.
Since you later also refer to "a lot of slashdoters", I can only conclude that this is systemic flaw in your reasoning.
The planned move from patriarchy to oppressive matriarchy is nearly complete.
Every right-thinking individual knows than women belong in a cubicle or office, not pregnant, wearing a suit, and making 1%ers money to buy more sandwiches.
Every politician, all the time, with the results updated in real time. This is the only way the rest of us will ever see our privacy respected.
Another good point for modern technology - medicine. We likely to see epidemics of what we consider preventable diseases coming back.
The population trend will be massive reduction due to lack of technology. We can't support existing level of population without something approaching modern infrastructure for farming and transportation.
I traveled extensively to over-populated countries (e.g. China, India) and one contrast that stands out is just how many people are involved in service. Also, speaking with my hosts, most high-end tech workers there employ nannies, cooks, cleaners and so on.
I think similar solution could be attempted in the West. However, our compensation relative to the cost of living is off by an order of magnitude. So we can't afford to hire 'help' unless universal income is implemented. Once it is in place, we will see more jobs in various domestic help categories.
I am fairly sure third world alone won't be able to maintain our technological civilization. So you are saying our Best Before date is ~2100 followed by a millennia of dark ages?
Wake up! Have you heard about clicks not code?
What it means, that you AmiMoJo and your fellow SJW are not that different from people that came before you. Prudes. Moral panics. Busy bodies that stick their noses in everyone's private business.
We will have another Summer of Love and you will find yourself on the wrong side of history.
What will happen to humans displaced by these robots? We live in a society that expects everyone to work, but what will happen when there are no jobs? Crime? Extreme poverty? Mass protests? Political or religious extremism?
SJW only allow missionary position, anything else is sinful and displeases misogyny God.
Unlimited resources - yes; unlimited tolerance for bad publicity - not really. All it takes is one "90 year old grandma arrested for X by FBI" and public opinion turns against them.
If you are the only one using this tool - bad things will happen to you. If many people are using this tool and they are all hitting red flags - then FBI has to go back to 'warrant and wiretap' methods of doing things. Then they capture data, some techie explains them this tool and nothing bad happens.
Gig economy wasn't invented in SV or even this century. This was how things operated in 1800s until unions formed and forced corporations to treat workers responsibly. Was Unionization entirely positive? Not at all, but it is least bad alternative.
SV is one huge company town right from the last century. The only thing that is missing is Pinkerton thugs cracking skulls.
This is the logical conclusion of all union-busting that we have done last 25 years. While you might hate unions, the alternative is much worse.
"But, those small seats are why some people can afford to fly."
Unfortunately, as a business traveler that has to fly no matter what they charge, I am suffering as a result.
I use Pale Moon.
They better catch the vile murderers of upstanding citizen Bigus Dickus.
It went all down hill after 3.6.
It's called you're not using an adblocker and noscript.
This is just unhygienic, and is a technological equivalent of wearing months-old yellow and brown stained underwear.
Clearly, this makes it a type/value mismatch, as mechanical, electrical, civil engineers are not a software class.
Hiring talented people capable of excelling in multiple areas requires offering them appropriately high compensation and offering stimulating job. Somehow I don't see this happening with "acoustic consulting firm" that hires "generic engineers".
How about hire better candidates? If these are essential skills you expect out of a recent grad, why not hire people with those skills?
This is the case of unreasonable expectations. Just look at the list : "fundamentals of networking, computing, and coding" from "acoustic consulting engineering firm, consisting of a mix of mechanical, electrical, civil ".
Does he also expect them to write thier own compiler, all while willing to accept $50K starting salary?
It is unreasonable to expect mechanical engineer to be able to diagnose network issues, just like it would be unreasonable to expect network engineer to know how to calculate shear forces going through a support beam.
Hire multiple people to do multiple jobs or keep looking for a unicorn that knows it all and be prepared to pay appropriately high salary.