Do you ever avoid submitting something on HN so devs won't ruin it?

Re:Do you ever avoid submitting something on HN so devs won'... by wing-_-nuts on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @01:56PM (#29488799)

I think what he's saying is that we will probably never build safety nets strong enough to provide for those who had their jobs automated away. They will be condemned to a miserable life of poverty, provided with just enough to keep them from rioting on the streets.

Source: I used to be on SSI disability. This is income for those that are so disabled they are never expected to be capable of working. The average SSI payment is something like $585 / mo. Well below the poverty line and any dignified existence. If this is how we treat our most vulnerable, how will we treat those who have simply been automated out of a job?

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Re:Do you ever avoid submitting something on HN so devs won'... by SuoDuanDao on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @03:10PM (#29489797)

That may or may not be true, depending on any number of factors. But that the current state of affairs is neither desirable nor possible as a long-term steady state seems to me self-evident. And yet to my great surprise, this has turned out to be one of the most controversial things I've ever said on HN.

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