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Re:Managers, not workers, are losing jobs to AI and robots: ... by _carbyau_ on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @08:06PM (#25283999)
But is that something actually right? IE in the sense we would want more of it in our lives.

Or is the profitability less about agility as per the GP comment and more to do with employee manipulation(for lower wages) and political sway (for lower taxes).

Hell, given where FAANG pay taxes, are they even American?

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Re:Managers, not workers, are losing jobs to AI and robots: ... by dternyak on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @08:57PM (#25284354)
I'm pretty sure FAANG pays quite a lot in payroll tax, property tax, and they also ensure that FAANG employees pay quite substantial income tax, property tax, and sales tax.
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Re:Managers, not workers, are losing jobs to AI and robots: ... by tuatoru on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @10:35PM (#25285051)
FAANG are notable primarily for employing very few people relative to revenue.

This may change in the case of Amazon with its fulfilment centres, but see above comments re: Manna.

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