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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Wonder Why

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15. Remember the iceman? Now we have refrigerators. Remember they guy that

Reply to msongs (Reply #13)

Mon Sep 4, 2023, 08:12 PM

Sep 2023

delivered coal? Now we have piped in gas, solar, wind. Remember all the corner service stations? Replaced by cars that run for years and years with little maintenance. Remember all the jobs replaced by technology? There is no going back.

You can't stop "progress". You can only live with it and manage it.

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Stop the EV jobs bloodbath! [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 2023 OP

EVs are simpler to make Abnredleg Sep 2023 #1

Why would EVs not need oil? They still have moving parts Ocelot II Sep 2023 #3

Modern cars have permanently lubed joints Abnredleg Sep 2023 #6

Some maintenance - but less Terry_M Sep 2023 #7

The transition to EVs is happening. Agreed solutions are needed for workers. quaint Sep 2023 #2

Interesting Terry_M Sep 2023 #4

So, the solution in the link doesn't seem very reasonable MichMan Sep 2023 #5

I could get mad if we were going from EVs to Petrol. But in moving to EV, we should go as fast Silent Type Sep 2023 #8

Create very good retirement plans, and let attrition occur over 15 years. jmbar2 Sep 2023 #9

Transitioning to a 4 day/32 hour work would would help in a small way. Increased customization Zipgun Sep 2023 #10

Its not profitable to have large manufacturing plants sit idle MichMan Sep 2023 #12

This is another step toward our future robot overlords. GreenWave Sep 2023 #11

no need for alternators, carbuerators, radiators, oil changes, tune ups, etc etc etc. bye bye jobs n msongs Sep 2023 #13

Remember the iceman? Now we have refrigerators. Remember they guy that Wonder Why Sep 2023 #15

Well, I guess it's like other shifts in the job market. usonian Sep 2023 #14

Jobs. First, second, and third The Mouth Sep 2023 #16