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Originally Posted by mikemhg
I totally agree, companies will follow their bottom line, but what you're describing is the proverbial race to the bottom.
Yes, people work to survive in places like India, but why should be adopt that mentality?
Just because there are people willing to struggle and suffer more to survive does not mean we should mitigate our society and standards simply because of that fact. We should be a positive example of a balanced and stable society, an example other societies should aspire towards.
As opposed to racing to the bottom, shouldn't we concentrate more on raising the tide to lifts all boats?
To his credit, your savior Trump, espoused those very virtues.
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The way I see it is this... of course I am biased AF, but here's the truth that I'm teaching my kids and something I learned from my folks.
If you are thinking to work for money, you are doomed. See the examples above for the crazy prices we used pay for web dev and software engineering in general. Eventually, someone who's "good enough" would come in and undercut you.
The true way forward, for humanity as a whole and best for our children is to get into areas where it's hard for both AI and human: creativity.
There is no limit on where creativity can lead you. And it's hard to replace as everyone would have a different take. You get inspiration from the greatest minds, and work out your own ways.
Creativity doesn't just apply to art, but science as well. Creativity is about thinking outside of the box, while still trying to define a box. I've always taught my kids one thing "try solving the problem before you ask me about it. I'm always there for you to help. But I'd rather be helping you find the solution, than just give it to you."
As far as Trump goes, I don't think he's a great leader, but he more or less follows a principle that I believe in... manage everything, including a country, as a business. Yes... it's not perfect, but it's at least efficient.
When you try to be accommodating to everyone, you just create an environment that fixates on the lowest common denominator. Because that's the only way to accommodate everyone.
Instead, get the idea of this... failure is guaranteed, whether it's for business, being a person, or managing a country. Success is for those who fought above and beyond to avoid failure.
Instead of having a government that looks to set a bar low that allows everyone to achieve mediocracy, be ok for just some to achieve excellence and use the experience or resources of those to help people who fail.
I'm all for pushing for programs that help people to achieve their dreams. Whatever that might be. Get training programs. Provide resources and opportunities for those who just can't make on their own.
Think people in DTES for example, they want to collect gov't subsidy? Get working. Gov't can easily set up subsidized workplaces that do basic hand labor that many businesses need. The problem of getting these people hired for even basic labor is simple: if I'm paying the same wage, why don't I hire someone who doesn't have all these complications? So gov't steps in, they pay x percentage or even all the wages for these companies that need basic labor. And if they succeed at becoming good at something, have a pathway toward a permanent position. By providing opportunities, education (key component) and training, that's the only way to even have a chance to get these people out of it.
If they are really not in the condition to work at all... be it mental, physical or whatever... set up group homes that host those people and have the resources such as MDs, psychiatrists... etc to help them either become better or at least cope with their conditions.
When dealing with a problem in business, you try to get to the root of it and work from there. Just handing out money to those people and hoping that they would put it to good use has never proven to work.