News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike. Parent comment

Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by beaglessss on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @08:33AM (#41707539)
The reason you can move across the nation for a good wage is in part that jobs were shit canned when they become economically or technologically disadvantaged to more efficient alternatives. Your high wage was made possible due to firing lots of people.

We should thank our lucky stars if a robot takes all their job. That's progress.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by gomerspiles on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @09:09AM (#41707875)
Er no, not really (past results != future results).. This high pay has worked out because there are jobs to move people to because demand has so far been expanding. If we are sick of the new output then your job will be filled by someone willing to take minimum wage.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike by gomerspiles on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @03:09PM (#41712867)
Apparently the nature of markets is offensive when the description of them doesn't go along with pavlovian expectations?

I've met a lot of people who couldn't find the job they wanted in the place they wanted anymore and joined Tech along the US coast, for the predominant wages which are a factor of supply and demand.

[ Parent | on HN ]