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polecy t1_j3jk20e wrote

Reply to comment by shavinghobbit in Drones Are Already Delivering Pizza, If You Haven't Noticed by the_remainder_17

Not against it, I think it's the right path. What I'm concerned about is that people will be out of jobs and we haven't planned out a way for the jobs to stop existing. Universal basic income needs to come soon, and these jobs that don't require humans anymore need to be taxed, to provide money for UBI.

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shavinghobbit t1_j3jla1o wrote

I completely agree, I just hope we reach UBI before we're forced into it. The fallout we could see in just the next 5 years from lack of jobs is horrifying to contemplate. I do believe (because I'm a humanist and an optimist I guess) that we will get UBI some day, I just hope we don't have to go through a lot of suffering to get to it.

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freemason777 t1_j3jn13m wrote

Imo it's either accelerationism or violence. I hope society chooses accelerationism

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shavinghobbit t1_j3jo8h2 wrote

Me too, I'm a pacifist but if it comes down to fighting for a better future then I'll die on the front lines

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steve-laughter t1_j3jubv1 wrote

Ok, but see, if drones deliver pizzas then we can just mug the drones and steal their pizzas.

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billy_the_p t1_j3jw1m1 wrote

Someone gots to fly the drone right?

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polecy t1_j3jwolr wrote

"Most drones are self-piloting..." Nope, someone prob needs to code it and build them but the delivering part of the job is being self-driven. And unless the delivery workers learn to code or fix up drones, most likely they will be out of a job.

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billy_the_p t1_j3jy8yq wrote

> Most drones are self-piloting, with safety features like redundant components and return-to-home behavior if there's a problem. Drones typically pilot themselves autonomously but under the oversight of human observers in the US.

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polecy t1_j3jyyj8 wrote

That doesn't mean there's one observer per drone tho. Say for pizza drivers, for one day maybe you have 2 drivers per shift, maybe have 2 shift. I highly doubt you will hire 1 driver per drone.

I'm also sure the observers are not people without degrees, they are probably observers from the company that made the drones. Because if some regular driver observers the drones, what good would that do if it broke or something goes wrong, the observer basically would need to be some type of repairman.

In the end these companies are trying to cut down on human workers to increase profits.

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