You won't be replaced by a machine.  You will be replaced by someone willing to do your job for $20-25 per hour. I've seen postings in a large company that stated they were paying Tata Consultancy $66K for H1B DBA's.  Tata takes 33%, which means the H1B Visa worker gets $44K, or $22/hr. Regards, George Toft On 12/28/2022 6:14 PM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Let me say that I think people need to make a fair wage. > > I had a conversion with a guy maybe 8 years ago.  He was pushing a > raise in minimum wage.  He was a big shot in Silicon Valley.  I told > him what my econ prof said : "Alternatives become more available as > the price of any given thing rises."  He premised this by saying > Phelps Dodge does not want copper to go over $1 a pound. It was in the > late 80's. I thought he was crazy until he mentioned alternatives.  > According to this prof aluminum became viable once copper went over > $1/lbs. > > I went on to tell the Silicon Valley guy he and his cronies where the > ones that would benefit from excessive minimum wage.  He seems > shocked.  Now we see the proof. > > Today automation is cheap and labor is not so cheap.  Machines break > down, however they never call in sick or not do their job, and they > will work 24/7 w/o benefits. This article says two things to me. > > Unskilled labor is about to be hardcore unemployed and the jobs that > will be available will be for those who have leaned some skills. > > I'm thinking at some point in the future I will be replaced by a > machine.  I am a programmer.  The world will be ruled by the engineers. > > > > On 2022-12-28 10:20, Harold Hartley via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> The article says there are people there to tend cash register and a >> couple of other things. >> >> On Wed, Dec 28, 2022, at 10:00, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Wed, 28 Dec 2022 07:22:37 -0700 >>> >>>> Thought you might find this interesting. >>>> >>>> https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/mcdonalds-unveils-first-automated-location-social-media-worried-will-cut-millions-jobs >>>> >>> >>> Sounds like a good idea, but I pay with cash, and I don't like putting >>> my twenty dollar bill in a machine, with no witnesses, and taking the >>> chance that the machine will simply eat my bill, with no audit trail. >>> >>> SteveT >>> >>> Steve Litt >>> Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times >>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss