An iPhone Factory in China Just Fired 60,000 Employees and Replaced Them with Robots

[SheWantTheD]

Why the fukk are they wearing full body suits putting together iphones?! WTF?!

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

Ive said it before but once automation becomes a real issue they're gonna have to implement a basic income


So u don't think thats gonna eventually happen

I think all hell would break lose.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Earlier I went to a 4 yr. university and that is how I got all that debt. While at a 4 yr. university I fukked around and didn't apply myself.

 

[Blade]

 

[Yogi]

The question that no one seems to be able to answer is who is going to buy all of these efficiently made goods if people don't have jobs. Companies need consumers if they want to remain in business.

 

[Swirv]

The machines will serve the needs of the rich. Poor people will be left to fend for themselves. In certain countriesThe rich will live apart from poor people in fortified areas so as not to be targeted due to outrage.

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

The machines will serve the needs of the rich. Poor people will be left to fend for themselves. In certain countriesThe rich will live apart from poor people in fortified areas so as not to be targeted due to outrage.

I could def see this happening. No way in hell America goes from being a capitalist society to a living wage based one.

 

[ndthentherewasx]

More stray dogs, cats and babies to be