The future of the $50 minimum wage
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@Aqua-Letifer said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
That'll certainly help the mental health epidemic.
I absolutely hate this trend towards depersonaling everything. We're isolated enough already.
wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 14:02 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
@Aqua-Letifer said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
That'll certainly help the mental health epidemic.
I absolutely hate this trend towards depersonaling everything. We're isolated enough already.
People aren't happier in those places. It's not good for us.
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wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 14:24 last edited by
No. We are social animals.
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@Axtremus said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
@Doctor-Phibes said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
For thousands of years humanity has succeeded due to interpersonal communication. Now we've got machines to do that for us. What could possibly go wrong?
Have the last few thousand years been "right"? Given "interpersonal communication" as it were, the human condition in the last few millennia was quite challenging by modern standards, no?
Speaking of connection, is there any way to block moderators? Thanks.
wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 15:17 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
Speaking of connection, is there any way to block moderators? Thanks.
You cannot block admins and moderators.
But if your question is specific to 'ol Ax, see this: https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/28840/ax-admin-vs-axtremus?_=1710643048706
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wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 15:25 last edited by
I don’t like blocking.
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@Aqua-Letifer said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
Speaking of connection, is there any way to block moderators? Thanks.
You cannot block admins and moderators.
But if your question is specific to 'ol Ax, see this: https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/28840/ax-admin-vs-axtremus?_=1710643048706
wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 16:01 last edited by@Axtremus said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
@Aqua-Letifer said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
Speaking of connection, is there any way to block moderators? Thanks.
You cannot block admins and moderators.
But if your question is specific to 'ol Ax, see this: https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/28840/ax-admin-vs-axtremus?_=1710643048706
No, it's specific to you.
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wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 16:06 last edited by
@Mik said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
I don’t like blocking.
I don't either as a baseline—I don't want to live in an echo chamber. But when someone continues to act like a troll it shouldn't be surprising they in turn get treated as such.
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wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 16:36 last edited by
Funny, didn't we have a conversation last week about how technology has improved and increased "interpersonal communication"? Cell phones now have adult children and their parents in closer contact than they have been in decades. At the same time, cell phones are taking away the ability to say "S'up?!" to a teenager standing behind a register ringing up our chicken nuggets. Now, while there are a few of us that I know will actually engage in conversation with bank tellers, cashiers, servers, etc... How many people really do? My guess is they are the exception and not the rule.
My concern about this is the removal of the jobs. We've touched on the effect that AI and automation will have on employment. Touched on the economic challenges posed both individually and collectively. My concern is more about the mental well-being of society. Not because they aren't having interactions and communication, but the loss of purpose, loss of dignity, and loss of personal drive. Working as a cashier at a fast food joint may not seem like that much of a loss for most of us, but for a young person it can affect their learning work habits, commitment, how to function and relate in a team environment, and more.
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Funny, didn't we have a conversation last week about how technology has improved and increased "interpersonal communication"? Cell phones now have adult children and their parents in closer contact than they have been in decades. At the same time, cell phones are taking away the ability to say "S'up?!" to a teenager standing behind a register ringing up our chicken nuggets. Now, while there are a few of us that I know will actually engage in conversation with bank tellers, cashiers, servers, etc... How many people really do? My guess is they are the exception and not the rule.
My concern about this is the removal of the jobs. We've touched on the effect that AI and automation will have on employment. Touched on the economic challenges posed both individually and collectively. My concern is more about the mental well-being of society. Not because they aren't having interactions and communication, but the loss of purpose, loss of dignity, and loss of personal drive. Working as a cashier at a fast food joint may not seem like that much of a loss for most of us, but for a young person it can affect their learning work habits, commitment, how to function and relate in a team environment, and more.
wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 16:42 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
Funny, didn't we have a conversation last week about how technology has improved and increased "interpersonal communication"?
No, we said they'd improved communication between parents and children. You only have to look at a long line of teenagers all sitting together in the mall, texting, to question whether the improvement is there across the board.
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Funny, didn't we have a conversation last week about how technology has improved and increased "interpersonal communication"? Cell phones now have adult children and their parents in closer contact than they have been in decades. At the same time, cell phones are taking away the ability to say "S'up?!" to a teenager standing behind a register ringing up our chicken nuggets. Now, while there are a few of us that I know will actually engage in conversation with bank tellers, cashiers, servers, etc... How many people really do? My guess is they are the exception and not the rule.
My concern about this is the removal of the jobs. We've touched on the effect that AI and automation will have on employment. Touched on the economic challenges posed both individually and collectively. My concern is more about the mental well-being of society. Not because they aren't having interactions and communication, but the loss of purpose, loss of dignity, and loss of personal drive. Working as a cashier at a fast food joint may not seem like that much of a loss for most of us, but for a young person it can affect their learning work habits, commitment, how to function and relate in a team environment, and more.
wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 16:46 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
We've touched on the effect that AI and automation will have on employment.
Does have on employment. It's already well started.
My concern is more about the mental well-being of society. Not because they aren't having interactions and communication, but the loss of purpose, loss of dignity, and loss of personal drive. Working as a cashier at a fast food joint may not seem like that much of a loss for most of us, but for a young person it can affect their learning work habits, commitment, how to function and relate in a team environment, and more.
- We already know that autonomy - community = narcissism and sociopathy. So your worry is well-founded.
- The same can be said of kids who grow up not learning the difference between learning an instrument and asking AI to make some bullshit for you.
We're still grappling with the fact that exercise is now a choice, and that it's better for us if we choose it. That's still a hard lesson to learn.
But now we're confronted with weird new choices. For example, we can now live without expressing ourselves, having rituals or living among a community. We aren't supposed to do that and the choice is making us crazy.
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Funny, didn't we have a conversation last week about how technology has improved and increased "interpersonal communication"? Cell phones now have adult children and their parents in closer contact than they have been in decades. At the same time, cell phones are taking away the ability to say "S'up?!" to a teenager standing behind a register ringing up our chicken nuggets. Now, while there are a few of us that I know will actually engage in conversation with bank tellers, cashiers, servers, etc... How many people really do? My guess is they are the exception and not the rule.
My concern about this is the removal of the jobs. We've touched on the effect that AI and automation will have on employment. Touched on the economic challenges posed both individually and collectively. My concern is more about the mental well-being of society. Not because they aren't having interactions and communication, but the loss of purpose, loss of dignity, and loss of personal drive. Working as a cashier at a fast food joint may not seem like that much of a loss for most of us, but for a young person it can affect their learning work habits, commitment, how to function and relate in a team environment, and more.
wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 17:26 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
My guess is they are the exception and not the rule.
I do. My wife is worse. Before dinner is over, my wife will know the waiter's kids's names...
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@LuFins-Dad said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
My guess is they are the exception and not the rule.
I do. My wife is worse. Before dinner is over, my wife will know the waiter's kids's names...
wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 17:36 last edited by@Jolly said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
@LuFins-Dad said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
My guess is they are the exception and not the rule.
I do. My wife is worse. Before dinner is over, my wife will know the waiter's kids's names...
Waiters at restaurants is kind of a different feel.
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wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 21:12 last edited by
I speak to cashiers, etc all the time. It’s a social thing.
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wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 21:43 last edited by
I hit on them. Does that count?
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wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 21:54 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
I hit on them. Does that count?
I know. Ahmed at the 7/11 in Lorton told me about it.
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wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 22:08 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
I hit on them. Does that count?
Certainly. The essence of social.
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@jon-nyc said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
I hit on them. Does that count?
I know. Ahmed at the 7/11 in Lorton told me about it.
wrote on 17 Mar 2024, 22:23 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
@jon-nyc said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
I hit on them. Does that count?
I know. Ahmed at the 7/11 in Lorton told me about it.
He was pissed when he saw the way his wife looked at me.
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wrote on 18 Mar 2024, 02:15 last edited by
I agree with @Aqua-Letifer @Mik and @Holly
People are social and like to have interaction with other people. Any trend to decrease this is not overall good for society.
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@LuFins-Dad said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
@jon-nyc said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
I hit on them. Does that count?
I know. Ahmed at the 7/11 in Lorton told me about it.
He was pissed when he saw the way his wife looked at me.
wrote on 18 Mar 2024, 13:53 last edited by@jon-nyc said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
@LuFins-Dad said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
@jon-nyc said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
I hit on them. Does that count?
I know. Ahmed at the 7/11 in Lorton told me about it.
He was pissed when he saw the way his
wifewives looked at me.FIFY
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wrote on 18 Mar 2024, 13:55 last edited by
And yeah, don't like this idea at all. Heck, on Saturday mornings I take my kids to the donut store. There is a kiosk to order from and 100 times out of 100 I take the kids up to the counter to order from the cashier. The kids need to learn how to interact and, honestly, it's cute watching them pick out their donuts.
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And yeah, don't like this idea at all. Heck, on Saturday mornings I take my kids to the donut store. There is a kiosk to order from and 100 times out of 100 I take the kids up to the counter to order from the cashier. The kids need to learn how to interact and, honestly, it's cute watching them pick out their donuts.
wrote on 18 Mar 2024, 14:21 last edited by@89th said in The future of the $50 minimum wage:
And yeah, don't like this idea at all. Heck, on Saturday mornings I take my kids to the donut store. There is a kiosk to order from and 100 times out of 100 I take the kids up to the counter to order from the cashier. The kids need to learn how to interact and, honestly, it's cute watching them pick out their donuts.
These are the days. I look back on those Saturday mornings going to karate, archery, the movies etc. with such pleasure. Then suddenly...'Dad I need the car...'