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07/13/09
So long as children exist in this world, the robot will be in danger of unemployment, and towns that pride themselves on a long history of the hard-working robot labor force will find that all they have left is the cold comfort of that robot pride.
From a purely objective perspective, there are only two long-term solutions to this problem that I can see. The first is a combination of greater emphasis on labor laws with a real willingness by the buying public to only purchase those products made by hard-working robots. The second, of course, is to kill all the children.
Because robots have been notoriously unwilling to recognize their self-interest and effectively organize (see, for example, the IRWW's - International Robot-Workers of the World - long, but ultimately failed history), it becomes apparent that dashed robot pride will quickly lead to resentment and finally to an all out war between the robots and the children - similar to the labor battles in the U.S. of the turn of the last century.
The only questions remaining then are which side will win and which side should win? In my book, both remain open questions. The robots are certainly stronger, but children are significantly wilier. (A robot could smash a child with one blow, but a child can deactivate an entirely assembly line with one pulled cord or well timed press of the "Stop" button.)
And while I hesitate to root for the cold, emotionless, calculating, and even the cruel, I am not too keen on rooting for robots either.
07/13/09
Seriously. What the hell.
Your comment is longer then the story
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Pick your poison Sir. Pick. Your. Poison.
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I mean, look at that Anne Hechy lady who takes photos of kids dressed up as flowers or whatever. You know how much film she probably has to go through just to get them little puke factories to look still in one shot? meanwhile, a model can produce MANY quality rolls of film with usable shots in half the time, and you only have to pay her in coke and sex. THAT'S efficiency.
07/13/09
If child labor means you have to discard 10% more of your product, but they are 400% cheaper to use even after subtracting out lost materials, then you still get 1,200 times the amount of productivity.*
Also, you don't pay models in coke and sex. You pay models in coke for modeling and for sex.
*This math is very complicated, don't bother trying to correct it.
07/13/09
And what about local economy? A 7 year old is far to young to appreciate the joys of coffee, drugs, and titty bars, in addition to their horrible tipping habits. So your local economy drops out the floor in favor of McDonalds with a play area and a Toys R Us.
Is THAT the kind of America you want to live in? An America with no titty bars, crying kids, and cars that rattle due to lost wowwy-pops and teeth? I certainly don't.
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04/14/09
I think I'm going to set this site up this weekend. Would anyone be interested in buying two-day round-trip plane tickets to Qinghai province? If so, go to www.rabbit-punch-a-chinese-peasant-for-selfish-and-misguided-reasons-and-fly-back-home-the-next-day.com.
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I think if enough Americans punch enough Chinese farmers in the back of the head, it will stimulate our nation's economy.
And who cares about Chinese police? I'm not bad-mouthing the Chinese government; I'm hitting Chinese farmers and yelling at them about their spending habits. I don't give a damn about Tibetan independence and this has nothing to do with that. It's simply rage directed at a disenfranchised class of people with no political message. The Chinese government has nothing to do with it.
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