mandy brown
More and more convinced that the technocrats’ assertion that “AI” will take all of our jobs is a projection of their fear of a general strike.
Mar 10 at 3:02pmWeb
Show threadEthan MarcotteMar 10
@aworkinglibrary YAWP
Show threadEthan MarcotteMar 10
@aworkinglibrary At the same time, I also think we’ve been watching a capital strike unfold in SV.
Show threadAvnerMar 10
@beep @aworkinglibrary 👀
Show threadMister DaveMar 10
@aworkinglibrary AI will never seize the means of production, therefore AI cannot be an ally of labor
Show threadDavid BeazleyMar 10
@aworkinglibrary Could it at least be a general strike in outer space?
Show threadMike CaneMar 10

@aworkinglibrary Some (weakly) advocate for UBI.

Here is a dark version of our future:

https://youtu.be/jZvHhuq1M6g?si=NQmwA_W4IA67JrTZ

Dimension X - With Folded Hands

YouTube
Show threadStan CareyMar 10
@aworkinglibrary Makes sense, given their pathological need for control.
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Mar 10
@aworkinglibrary that Simpsons episode with the strike at the nuclear plant and Mr Burns and Smithers try using robot workers and they immediately turn on them....
Show threadDogiedog64Mar 11
Meanwhile I'm more and more convinced that we, the Noble Proletariat, should turn that fear into a solid reality, Comrade.
Show threadIrenes (many)Mar 11
@aworkinglibrary good way to put it. we do very much believe it's a labor play and has always been a labor play