Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing them with robots

Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by tathougies on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @05:28PM (#18189088)

I would be interested in the numbers, but based on my experience of homelessness in California, most homelessness is due to severe mental health issues, not poverty. I'm unsure of any data suggesting these kinds of mental health issues are increasing, but I'd be interested in the data.

Also, having seen the situation in third world countries, I have a real issue calling American homelessness destitution, but I understand the arguments from social cohesion.

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by darpa_escapee on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @05:39PM (#18189147)

Homelessness is overwhelmingly caused by economic issues[1][2], even in the Bay area[3], which are certainly exacerbated by mental health issues.

[1] https://www.nlchp.org/documents/Homeless_Stats_Fact_Sheet [2] http://homelessresourcenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/0... [3] https://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2017-10-2...

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by tathougies on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @06:48PM (#18189632)

I have no doubt homelessness in San Francisco is caused by poverty. However, San Francisco is not california. Do your data apply to California as a whole, or just the bay? San Francisco is a very bad choice in city to extrapolate from.

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Re:Uniqlo cut 90% of staff at one warehouse by replacing the... by darpa_escapee on Thursday October 11, 2018 @01:28PM (#18195374)

I supplied numbers for homelessness in general, and homelessness in SF.

Homelessness, in general and in SF, is overwhelming caused by economic issues.

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