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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Trump is firing people left and right.
AI and automation are taking jobs left and right.
Big companies are laying people off left and right.

Someone riddle me this: Where are all the jobs at again?

[+] Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com -6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

AI isn't taking jobs. That is some weird thing people say but that facts don't back it up. Jobs are up, not down. Most employment in the United States isn't in large companies. It's small business.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

When was the last time you called practically any company for any sort of customer service? What's the first thing you hear? AI.

AI has taken over most phone support systems these days, it's almost impossible to speak to a human anymore, because they've downsized the staff and have AI do practically everything.

When was the last time you walked into a Dollar Store? You're lucky if they even have two employees working at any given moment, because yay self checkout, who needs cashiers anymore? And the damn self checkout wants a fucking tip no less!

And now we got driverless cabs out there, because who needs a job as a driver? Just let the computer do it instead!

Hollywood hardly even needs actors or video producers anymore, they can just have AI crank out new movies for us.

I'm sure there's way more examples that can be added to this list, but yeah, AI and modern technology in general are indeed taking over jobs.

[–] Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com -5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Voice systems have been around since the 80’s.

I have never been in a dollar store. I avoid being around low income people. That just sounds miserable.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, voice systems have been around for quite a while. But there was almost always an easy way to bypass all that and talk to a human. It was just as simple as dialing 0, and there wasn't hardly much wait time, they tended to have more actual people operating the phones back then.

And you don't go to the Dollar Store to socialize with people, you go to save money when buying toilet paper and cat food or whatever the hell. But hey, you do you, if you got enough money to piss away just to avoid low income people, then by all means piss away and live in your little bubble. The rest of us tend to look for ways to save money when we can.

[–] Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com -3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You can still bypass. Say speak to agent. I have never had an issue talking to a person. Dollar stores tend to cost more than regular stores.

https://www.businessinsider.com/dollar-general-dollar-tree-pricier-per-ounce-shoppers-still-benefit-2023-8

Hell I would pay double to avoid poor people.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

You sound like the sort of person that would tell a poor person to go get a job rather than offer them a job cutting your grass or washing your car or something.

That sort of thing is part of the problem too, many would rather avoid poor people than to offer them an opportunity to earn money.