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magicarpet

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35. Blue collar jobs took a major kick in the teeth with the off shoring craze.
Wed May 20, 2026, 06:44 PM
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Now with Artificial Intelligence and robotics the remainder of blue collar and most of white collar jobs will go bye-bye.

If the bread lines get too long - they can just shoot us - and toss the bodies into a mass grave for eventual burial.

Making America Greater - than it has ever been before.

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AI sounds like a scam to me Walleye Wednesday #1
It really does PatSeg Wednesday #18
It isn't a scam, and that is the problem. A lot of jobs are being lost because of it, and a lot lostincalifornia Wednesday #21
Blue collar jobs took a major kick in the teeth with the off shoring craze. magicarpet Wednesday #35
Soylent Green FrndStrng Wednesday #44
Welcome to DU ! KS Toronado Yesterday #52
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #58
People haven't been paying attention JokeHer Yesterday #50
I wish we could get MAGAs to understand that. progressoid Wednesday #2
We may be closer to 1789 France than you imagine. IrishAfricanAmerican Wednesday #3
It's the only logical conclusion. OGBuzz Wednesday #5
A few big EMPs might slow them down. Ilsa Wednesday #12
I'm almost ready to throw a few out there..... lastlib Wednesday #22
In my experience TheProle Wednesday #15
Post removed Post removed Wednesday #25
Did I say surrendering quietly was my solution.... dude? TheProle Wednesday #30
Then what is your solution? paleotn Wednesday #39
Well if we rule out kumbaya and quiet surrender TheProle Wednesday #45
I don't see the oligarch class. 58Sunliner Wednesday #43
Exactly... WarGamer Wednesday #32
Yeah, Wednesdays Wednesday #36
I ain't fetishizing shit, just making an observation. IrishAfricanAmerican Yesterday #46
Ding ding malaise Wednesday #17
How long before... BH liberal Wednesday #4
The AI bros only think in terms of their own life spans.....the rest of us don't count. OGBuzz Wednesday #6
Exactly! And what would be better... BH liberal Wednesday #7
AI will always make the smart decisions if you're out to annihilate mankind. OGBuzz Wednesday #9
Remember what Trump said... BH liberal Wednesday #10
I wonder what he meant by this comment just last week..... OGBuzz Wednesday #14
Like a young child with toy soldiers and guns PatSeg Wednesday #19
More like the Golden Dumb. The Madcap Wednesday #37
is that a real quote? JFC LymphocyteLover Yesterday #59
This message was self-deleted by its author Half-step Wednesday #8
Our only hope is that their old nukes aren't worth shit ... they're probably not any good ... FakeNoose Wednesday #11
Never. You're being conned. paleotn Wednesday #27
It may not be 1789 France BWdem4life Wednesday #13
Tech bros are man-shaped machines babydollhead Wednesday #16
AI is taking over for us so they (the morbidly wealthy) can kill us all debsy Wednesday #20
BS paleotn Wednesday #24
The humanoid robots they are developing scare the crap out of me... OGBuzz Wednesday #26
They like air breathers luv2fly Wednesday #40
Heads on spikes are never out of season. paleotn Wednesday #23
Yes I am a defeatist....after all, we couldn't even prevent Trump from winning a second term. OGBuzz Wednesday #28
Words wasted on the wrong people. paleotn Wednesday #38
"Unfortunately it's too late to reverse what's going on", no it is not late, what we need is a good government that Escurumbele Wednesday #29
Seriously. H2O Man Wednesday #31
I agree Greyhead Wednesday #33
I believe it's never too late and the spirit and will to create change and meaningful change will always to just that. somaticexperiencing Wednesday #34
Guillotine tech at least has not changed GenThePerservering Wednesday #41
Viva 1789! GiqueCee Wednesday #42
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France went from a King to Napoleon. Aussie105 Yesterday #48
And then... GiqueCee Yesterday #49
"...today's world is not 1789 France." OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #51
It's not too late to reverse RainCaster Yesterday #53
Two comments PATRICK Yesterday #55
Right now, AI is just a big scam & race for the tech boys to show off how much money & influence they have, IMO. CrispyQ Yesterday #54
The AI isn't even for anything Diraven Yesterday #56
We have to hope data centers become obsolete in the near future because they are an ecological nightmare LymphocyteLover Yesterday #60
I rec'd this because it's true they are in charge - TBF Yesterday #57
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