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I found this thought funny. A few years ago everyone was all learn to code so you don't lose your job! Now there wont be any programming jobs in 10 years. But we will need a lot of manual labor still.

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[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

then it's going to inadvertently happen to the trades too 😬

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Any new construction job is going to crash because no one will have any money to build new anymore. I'm already seeing stalled projects new me. Not that I have a big problem with that. They like to cut down and cleared trees to build a warehouse instead of tearing down old buildings.

[-] janus2@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

Large corporations will always have the money. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them get so large they start forming in-house construction companies, initially offering above market pay and benefits, to attract large teams of workers and undercut existing independent (often unionized) construction services. The competition forces the indie union shops to shutter or sell, and now, in control of the entire workforce, the corporations slash the wages and benefits as the workers no longer have other places to apply to.

Race to the bottom, baybeeee

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

They're not going to be building malls and warehouses if no one is buying shit anymore.

[-] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes. The billionaire goal is to get back to building company towns.

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