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Built in Obsolescence and decay

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    Built in Obsolescence and decay

    Saw this last night had a few interesting points about jobs slowly disappearing and UBI.



    But the thing that struck most was Mouse Utopia

    How Mice Turned Their Private Paradise Into A Terrifying Dystopia


    How 1960s Mouse Utopias Led to Grim Predictions for Future of Humanity | Smart News | Smithsonian
    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

    #2
    I thought this was going to be a post about Suity
    The Chunt of Chunts.

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      #3
      Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post
      I thought this was going to be a post about Suity
      Mrs Suity still needs him.
      Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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        #4
        Southern rail strikes: Fresh disruption as latest walkout begins - BBC News

        The sooner all trains are driverless the better. And cars....

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          #5
          Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
          Southern rail strikes: Fresh disruption as latest walkout begins - BBC News

          The sooner all trains are driverless the better. And cars....
          As soon as Govia Thameslink feck off the better.
          "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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            #6
            Lets see AI/robots rewire a house, or build an extension, or convert a loft.

            Future is in the building trade. IT is fooked though.

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              #7
              Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
              Lets see AI/robots rewire a house, or build an extension, or convert a loft.

              Future is in the building trade. IT is fooked though.
              indeed, however one of the points they made was that as the middle class were laid off there would be less money about so trades would be poorer.

              They think the IT thinkers will stay but I suspect they will be offshored.

              So that's me sparky to the stars!

              Have a play with this:

              Will a robot take your job? - BBC News
              Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                #8
                Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                Lets see AI/robots rewire a house, or build an extension, or convert a loft.

                Future is in the building trade. IT is fooked though.
                Actually there are already manufacturers that build the houses in two parts. They build the ground floor and deliver the fully built first floor to site complete with fitted bathrooms.

                It's not to hard to see that done with printing/robotic processes. Especially now all homes are supposed to by built for wheel chairs

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by bobspud View Post
                  Actually there are already manufacturers that build the houses in two parts. They build the ground floor and deliver the fully built first floor to site complete with fitted bathrooms.

                  It's not to hard to see that done with printing/robotic processes. Especially now all homes are supposed to by built for wheel chairs
                  They're building housing estates like mad where I live, and everyone it brick built, traditional construction with 1000's of workers involved, taking over 12 months to complete each one.

                  AI/Robots threat is 100 years off. I will be retired and living the high life in 5 years.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                    They're building housing estates like mad where I live, and everyone it brick built, traditional construction with 1000's of workers involved, taking over 12 months to complete each one.

                    AI/Robots threat is 100 years off. I will be retired and living the high life in 5 years.
                    ******* hell are they using blind one legged people to build them? An intire block of stone flats just went up in Bath the whole process was about a month...

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