Re:Instead of paying adults more, states let companies hire ...
by slater on Sunday March 12, 2023 @02:47PM
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What's wrong with paying adults a livable wage?
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Re:Instead of paying adults more, states let companies hire ...
by ghaff on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:11PM
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Nothing wrong with it--whatever that term has come to mean exactly. But, as many SV companies have found out over the years as VC subsidies have dried up, there are a ton of services people want but only so much money most people will pay for them.
Pick up and drop off laundry? Sign me up! For $50? Umm. Maybe I'll pass.
Of course you see this effect where middle class people in developing countries have far more full-time help than all but the wealthiest do in the US and Western Europe.
I suspect that in the coming years, we'll see far more self-service, automation, and some services that are pretty commonplace today becoming much more of a luxury.