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A comment on Andrew Yang’s math on the robot takeover doesn’t check out. Parent comment

Re:Andrew Yang’s math on the robot takeover doesn’t check out by fatjokes on Friday December 13, 2019 @03:54PM (#21785346)
Agreed. In fact, Yang's platform isn't so much stop-the-robots, but rather to make our culture (social and corporate welfare systems) align closer to a world that is friendly toward robots.
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Re:Andrew Yang’s math on the robot takeover doesn’t check out by dominotw on Friday December 13, 2019 @03:58PM (#21785391)
> Yang's platform isn't so much stop-the-robots

no one is claiming that this is his platform though.

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Re:Andrew Yang’s math on the robot takeover doesn’t check out by bnjms on Friday December 13, 2019 @04:06PM (#21785470)
Isn’t that the implication of the headline? I.e. “No robots nothing to fear.”
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Re:Andrew Yang’s math on the robot takeover doesn’t check out by dominotw on Friday December 13, 2019 @04:27PM (#21785684)
its disputing his claims about effects on society not that yang trying to stop robots.
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Re:Andrew Yang’s math on the robot takeover doesn’t check out by bnjms on Saturday December 14, 2019 @02:30PM (#21791592)
As you know, you are right. But that isn’t the superficial reading of “robots are replacing jobs”. The article makes the point that some people like Bill DeBlasio will try to outlaw automation and robots.
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