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Re:A year after the 100% AI mandate nobody understands our code by abrookewood on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:42PM (#50434574)
No one with cash is going to fund your three day weekend. No billionaire is pushing AI so we can all get a Universal Basic Income.
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Re:A year after the 100% AI mandate nobody understands our code by r14c on Monday November 09, 2026 @08:08PM (#50434766)
EZ, we just make it the law.
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Re:A year after the 100% AI mandate nobody understands our code by Refreeze5224 on Monday November 09, 2026 @10:31PM (#50435729)
No one with cash funded the 8 hour workday either. Working people bled for it, in the good old days when the oligarchs were aware what they risked by not making the occasional concession.
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Re:A year after the 100% AI mandate nobody understands our code by greggoB on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:13AM (#50437067)
Goes to show how badly the social contract has broken down.
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Re:A year after the 100% AI mandate nobody understands our code by red-iron-pine on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:38AM (#50441034)
arguably they're pushing AGI so that they never have to give weekends to anyone

to paraphrase Cat Power: we could all be free... maybe not.

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