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In reply to the discussion: They just cut 4,000 workers because of AI. 40% of workforce. Who is going to buy stuff when no one has a job? [View all]

Skittles

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10. would be nice if more people woke up
Reply to appmanga (Reply #8)
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:32 PM
10 hrs ago

and figured out it ain't trans folk or immigrants causing your misery

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They just cut 4,000 workers because of AI. 40% of workforce. Who is going to buy stuff when no one has a job? [View all] Ferrets are Cool 11 hrs ago OP
Auto makers found out about that 25 years ago. They never learn. Srkdqltr 11 hrs ago #1
While the industry can be cyclical, the data doesn't show much of a decline in sales over time MichMan 9 hrs ago #11
Your numbers need context Bob_in_VA 8 hrs ago #13
Sales went up 2 million units from 2000-2007 compared to the 1992-1998 period MichMan 2 hrs ago #16
who is "they" nt msongs 9 hrs ago #12
Block is Jack Dorsey, the guy who sold Twitter to Musk. Here are your customers. usonian 11 hrs ago #2
Unregulated Capitalism ends the same way the board game Monopoly does Tim S 10 hrs ago #3
And nuclear warfare and/or mass unrest are the equivalent of someone knocking the game board flying. ChicagoTeamster 10 hrs ago #5
I just read an article where Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other mega companies are going to DC Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #4
Are renewables going to be part of those plans? appmanga 10 hrs ago #9
Robots and AI's are going to send us their paychecks, right? thought crime 10 hrs ago #6
That is what I always ask. Blue Full Moon 10 hrs ago #7
Step Right Up Kid Berwyn 50 min ago #18
Maybe this kind of disruption is what it finally takes... appmanga 10 hrs ago #8
would be nice if more people woke up Skittles 10 hrs ago #10
4 disgusting pieces of shit own GDP collapsing wealth. Initech 8 hrs ago #14
I feel like this is gonna hit the white collar workers (like myself) more than anyone, especially programmers. FascismIsDeath 5 hrs ago #15
One other thing that few seem to realize. Robots don't pay taxes. Ferrets are Cool 1 hr ago #17
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