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Re:Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History–Or Not? by morkalork on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @06:13PM (#46803078)
That example doesn't hold up once you expand your view to other countries. Where are all these jobs that magically materialize in labour surplus economies like Brazil or Bangladesh?
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Re:Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History–Or Not? by cal_dent on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @07:00PM (#46803594)
Yes, i do feel that many people woho talk about jevon's paradox element of employment have not spent much time in developing economies. You can have a lot of people doing absolutely nothing, economically, day to day and still have a functioning state
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Re:Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History–Or Not? by tim333 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @09:12AM (#46810439)
In the UK we have approx 22 million adults doing not much so you can see it in developed places too.
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Re:Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History–Or Not? by tim333 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @09:08AM (#46810396)
Googling Bangladesh unemployment seems to be 4.7% and GDP growth has averaged about 7% so not so different to elsewhere apart from faster growth from a low base?
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