“This is the new model, where you work in these plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says.

https://archive.is/wGp2F

So slavery as indentured servitude is the American future. Way to “new model” the old model.

  • AmidFuror@fedia.io
    526·
    29 days ago

    I’m no fan of Lutnick, but equating a lifelong factory job repairing robots to indentured servitude is nutty.

    • Bone@lemmy.world
      39·
      29 days ago

      Saying three generations will be factory-bound is what’s nutty. I don’t care what you call it.

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
        26·
        29 days ago

        “There’s been too much upward mobility in class in the last 100 years. You people need to know your place in society as the modern version of drudge workers. You’ll be doing this same work for your entire life, and you’ll produce children that will do your work when you die, and they’ll produce children to do the work when they die. This is perfection in society where your entire bloodline will stay in your level in life for the entirety. We, your betters, will maintain the level of aristocracy and lead this nation and assume its wealth.” - Lutnick probably

    • ceenote@lemmy.world
      15·
      29 days ago

      Uncritically repeating the lie that they’re going to create tons of robot repair jobs

      This is why, when you say you’re not a fan, I don’t believe you.

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
        5·
        29 days ago

        Holy fuck, I read the article and he really is trying to claim that. Replace a factory full of jobs with one or two robot techs, and “everyone” can get such a job? Does he not math?