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joe40001
11/29/19 6:37:59 PM
#51:


Broseph_Stalin posted...
joe40001 posted...
What makes you think he has "no idea how automation works"?
None of the claims he's made about automation are backed up by data. He's lucky his supporters have a poor understanding of economics.

Do you have any specific examples?
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Villain
11/29/19 6:41:56 PM
#52:


don't bother arguing with Joe guys

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Broseph_Stalin
11/29/19 6:56:06 PM
#53:


joe40001 posted...
Do you have any specific examples?


If automation killed jobs we'd obviously see higher unemployment and productivity. Instead we have full employment and flat productivity. Yang was once questioned on this by an economist and had no answer.

This leaves him with only predictions about the future and how many jobs it will kill, someday. But those "studies" are all based on asking engineers what task could possibly be automated. And why automation in the service sector is somehow different from the automation we saw in agriculture and industry, they can't say.

Most of Yang's support seems to come from NEETS or those Reddit types who are dumber than the average person but think of themselves as exceptionally smart. They don't seem to understand the relationship between labor and automation.
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coolboy11
11/29/19 7:04:15 PM
#54:


after Trump do we really need another political novice in office?
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iPhone_7
11/29/19 7:08:17 PM
#55:


Maybe hes not as popular as the other candidates? Maybe thats why hes not on top of the polls?

The only other explanation there can be is that the deep state is manipulating the polls & giving his supporters the wrong directions to his rallies, remember that the next time hes at a hall and more than half of it is empty.
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hockeybub89
11/29/19 7:08:53 PM
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I feel like Trump has destroyed the notion of a deep state

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joe40001
11/29/19 7:11:16 PM
#57:


Broseph_Stalin posted...
joe40001 posted...
Do you have any specific examples?


If automation killed jobs we'd obviously see higher unemployment and productivity. Instead we have full employment and flat productivity. Yang was once questioned on this by an economist and had no answer.

This leaves him with only predictions about the future and how many jobs it will kill, someday. But those "studies" are all based on asking engineers what task could possibly be automated. And why automation in the service sector is somehow different from the automation we saw in agriculture and industry, they can't say.

Most of Yang's support seems to come from NEETS or those Reddit types who are dumber than the average person but think of themselves as exceptionally smart. They don't seem to understand the relationship between labor and automation.

Ignoring your strawmen at the end, "once questioned by an economist" which one? What questions, because there have been several that endorse him.

Elon Musk and lots of other people in the tech world second what Yang says about automation going to take away jobs, are they just "low IQ" NEETS as well?

You are mostly arguing in very vague terms which obviously are hard to argue against, but that doesn't make them good points.

I could say "some economist said your mom's face was dumb looking, and she had no answer, so it's true" but without saying who said it, what they said, etc. that's really not an argument.

If you have concrete points I'd love to see them, but making strawmen and being vague isn't productive. There's tons of evidence that automation is a real risk to jobs, it takes 2 seconds of googling and you find a million well researched examples:
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/these-workers-face-the-highest-risk-of-losing-their-jobs-to-automation.html

So you are entitled to your political opinions, but IMO if they are mostly based around vagueness and name calling then you might not be any smarter than the "dumb reddit NEETs" you look down on.
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ultimate reaver
11/29/19 7:16:26 PM
#58:


two posters who deserve each other

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untrustful
11/29/19 7:26:38 PM
#59:


No way in hell will people support UBI while they hate the idea of food stamps and unemployment checks.

You gotta work your way to the destination instead of thinking you can just teleport to UBI from when we are now.

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The Eko
11/29/19 7:31:10 PM
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https://youtu.be/0DvNOC_277A
This is relevant. Fast forward to 3:30 if you don't wanna watch the whole thing
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apple1986
11/29/19 7:35:44 PM
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Nobody else will say it...racism?
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LethalAffinity
11/29/19 7:36:14 PM
#62:


cuttin_in_farm posted...
I see this every time hes brought up.

UBI is statistically more useful than tax the rich! Or raising the minimum wage.

His proposal to up the income of presidents etc but banning them from leeching afterwards makes sense.

He doesnt just throw insults. He backups his answers. No politic dodging crap.

Whats the deal? He seems completely fit. Is it the lack of political experience?


Because the DNC would rather rig it for Biden, Warren, or Buttigieg unless Yang decides to play ball and tow the line for them like Bernie did when he conceded in 2016. People need to understand that it's basically a mafia and fringe candidates like Yang and Tulsi would upset said mafia establishment.

Someone else in this topic alluded to UBI being associated with socialism as well and how boomers won't ever get on board with someone like Yang as well. As long as the MSM can smear candidates with the S-word, even if it's not true, they won't gain any traction on the campaign trail. Why do you think Bernie still polls poorly with older voters while a DINO like Biden is still in the lead?
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CloudThunder
11/29/19 7:43:36 PM
#63:


because america would rather have an imbecile like trump than someone whos smart and has ideas.america doesnt want a president,they want an entertaining clown like they have now.
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cuttin_in_farm
11/29/19 7:46:06 PM
#64:


untrustful posted...
No way in hell will people support UBI while they hate the idea of food stamps and unemployment checks.

You gotta work your way to the destination instead of thinking you can just teleport to UBI from when we are now.


The concept of ubi is to do this exact thing. Whether you want to admit it or not, people CANT just do better. People go to school to get loans that cant be discharged via bankruptcy because jobs wont look at you without one. Jobs then pay barely a livable wage for positions that need degrees. Ability to move up or promotions are stagnant because those positions arent even open. People in those positions wont leave because they cannot retire. People cant start businesses or work on developing their careers because they dont have the additional income.

So many people can do good by just having a tiny buffer like UBI. It doesnt reward you for failing like social programs. It kick starts those limited by life. Something simply forgiving loans or raising the min wage wont do. And from the videos Ive watched, it seems like UBI has worked more effectively in other areas. Hence why I think its statistically better.

Whenever he gets a chance to even mention other things, I tend to agree with him. But my main concern is the economy. Im forced to be depressed at a shit job when I could work a mentally more positive job if I had a $1000 buffer. I can then have more time to write and try to get into real estate which is what I want.

Its not impossible now, obviously, but Im not in as bad a position as others too.

Im not knowledgeable. But I feel people losing jobs is and should be a front line issue. What else is important that he has a poor opinion about?

Because we cannot fund it just sounds like no one trying to give a solution.
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Broseph_Stalin
11/29/19 7:49:03 PM
#65:


joe40001 posted...
Elon Musk and lots of other people in the tech world second what Yang says about automation going to take away jobs, are they just "low IQ" NEETS as well?


Elon Musk was also part of a group of driverless car makers who all claimed they'd be in common use by now. Funny how that worked out. Worshiping Elon Musk isn't great if you want distance yourself from Reddit btw.

joe40001 posted...
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/these-workers-face-the-highest-risk-of-losing-their-jobs-to-automation.html


Broseph_Stalin posted...
But those "studies" are all based on asking engineers what task could possibly be automated.


If hundreds of years of automation to look back on isn't enough of a concrete point for you, that's your problem. Get informed instead of complaining every time someone points out you're uninformed.
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cuttin_in_farm
11/29/19 7:51:18 PM
#66:


Anteaterking posted...
I don't think many people have objected to this, but the fact that this is your second policy point from him indicates part of the problem: He's basically solely running on UBI.


And just to comment, this is a huge deal. It deserves to be second.

The reason shit gets approved and backed is because people are looking to help themselves. Like Yang says. Change the incentive and motivation and whats rewarded, and youll get people actually trying to do things for the people. Too many people pass stuff to help them ahead of time even if its worse for people, I believe.

The way Yang phrased it definitely made sense.
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joe40001
11/29/19 7:57:31 PM
#67:


Broseph_Stalin posted...
joe40001 posted...
Elon Musk and lots of other people in the tech world second what Yang says about automation going to take away jobs, are they just "low IQ" NEETS as well?


Elon Musk was also part of a group of driverless car makers who all claimed they'd be in common use by now. Funny how that worked out. Worshiping Elon Musk isn't great if you want distance yourself from Reddit btw.

joe40001 posted...
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/these-workers-face-the-highest-risk-of-losing-their-jobs-to-automation.html


Broseph_Stalin posted...
But those "studies" are all based on asking engineers what task could possibly be automated.


If hundreds of years of automation to look back on isn't enough of a concrete point for you, that's your problem. Get informed instead of complaining every time someone points out you're uninformed.

Again, vagueness "get informed because you are not informed and my proof that you are not informed is that I claim you are not informed"

Also I don't care if you lump me in with reddit, it's your argument that "reddit people = dumb". And like your other claims you haven't proven it at all.

This new wave of automation is fundamentally different. And even if it wasn't the earlier industrial revolutions caused riots and tons of civil unrest so to act like "nah, it'll be fine" is disingenuous.

There's a lot of good evidence that this wave of automation will not create anywhere near the amount of jobs that it will displace, and even if it's only as bad as earlier ones it's still going to be really bad. So yeah, let's look at the concrete facts rather than trying to win an argument by using "reddit user" as a pejorative.
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Broseph_Stalin
11/29/19 8:10:17 PM
#68:


joe40001 posted...
This new wave of automation is fundamentally different.


joe40001 posted...
There's a lot of good evidence that this wave of automation will not create anywhere near the amount of jobs that it will displace


There is no fundamental difference and like I already said productivity is flat while unemployment remains low. Your "evidence" is based on insane predictions no one can accurately make.

What do you want me to do here? Take every neo-luddite yang supporter through an economics course? Start here i guess.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy
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Ryuko_Chan
11/29/19 8:13:03 PM
#69:


because the media discriminates against him and 99% of America is brainwashed by the media
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joe40001
11/29/19 8:24:33 PM
#70:


Broseph_Stalin posted...
joe40001 posted...
This new wave of automation is fundamentally different.


joe40001 posted...
There's a lot of good evidence that this wave of automation will not create anywhere near the amount of jobs that it will displace


There is no fundamental difference and like I already said productivity is flat while unemployment remains low. Your "evidence" is based on insane predictions no one can accurately make.

What do you want me to do here? Take every neo-luddite yang supporter through an economics course? Start here i guess.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy

You understand that a fallacy just means something is not necessarily true, not that it's necessarily false, right?

Or do you have to take a logic course?

Look, you can masturbate in private, no need to bring it here on this board while you call people names that you have no interest in understanding.

I'm sure you know more about automation than Elon Musk, I'm sure you know more about economics than cnbc and forbes, and most of all I'm sure your smug condescension and lack of concrete arguments 100% proves everything you dismissively insist is true is actually true.

You clearly made up your mind ages ago and just get off on talking shit at people you think you are better than, maybe if you actually want to have a good faith argument we could continue this conversation, but until that point I'm certainly done talking to your smug condescending ass.
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Sad_Face
11/29/19 8:36:33 PM
#71:


@Broseph_Stalin posted...

If automation killed jobs we'd obviously see higher unemployment and productivity. Instead we have full employment and flat productivity. Yang was once questioned on this by an economist and had no answer.

This leaves him with only predictions about the future and how many jobs it will kill, someday. But those "studies" are all based on asking engineers what task could possibly be automated. And why automation in the service sector is somehow different from the automation we saw in agriculture and industry, they can't say.


You are going to watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl8OlkkwRpc

And then you're going to research these keywords

blockchain
smart contracts
Ethereum
Fourth Industrial Revolution

And then you're going to watch that video again. Automation is going to kill jobs. It hasn't happened yet because enterprises haven't fully adopted the technology as of yet. When there's blood on the streets, you'll know it has taken place, the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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doomcrusader
11/29/19 8:41:00 PM
#72:


Yang seems like a good dude but fuck ubi. Why should my low life NEET friends get free money to sit on their ass playing videogames.

If we could exclude those people from the system, I might look into it. Keep it for people who work or are under one year without a job.
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I Like Toast
11/29/19 8:43:38 PM
#73:


Because his highest polling is 5% and the dnc is as incompetent as the trump is a moron. Hence why biden is their front runner.

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StealthRock
11/30/19 9:03:15 AM
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1337toothbrush posted...
brestugo posted...
Tribadism.

You've got the wrong word there.

Id much rather see that instead though
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GigaSPX
11/30/19 9:36:45 AM
#75:


doomcrusader posted...
Yang seems like a good dude but fuck ubi. Why should my low life NEET friends get free money to sit on their ass playing videogames.

If we could exclude those people from the system, I might look into it. Keep it for people who work or are under one year without a job.

The freedom dividend isn't like EBT. It's an option. Either people who are on EBT choose the UBI or stay with what they have.
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