The future automation of the workforce

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In reply to boognish_bear • 10:07p, 12/29/25
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I would not want that noise and eye pollution in my quiet suburban neighborhood...no thanks

To me it's the fact that your package is dropped somewhere in your yard, not on the stoop or the porch. Just sitting there for anyone to pick up
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In reply to Assassin • 10:53p, 12/29/25
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boognish_bear said:
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I would not want that noise and eye pollution in my quiet suburban neighborhood...no thanks

To me it's the fact that your package is dropped somewhere in your yard, not on the stoop or the porch. Just sitting there for anyone to pick up


Guess I better drain the decorative pond before ordering from Amazon.
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In reply to Assassin • 12:43p, 12/30/25
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boognish_bear said:
Assassin said:


I would not want that noise and eye pollution in my quiet suburban neighborhood...no thanks

To me it's the fact that your package is dropped somewhere in your yard, not on the stoop or the porch. Just sitting there for anyone to pick up


Amazon usually tries to do backyards for this reason. But due to trees or other issues they will do front yard if back is not an option. I think you also get to select times so that you can be sure your home versus driver delivery where it is just all day.
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12:26p, 12/31/25
Yeah...let's not hand ai the reins to society just yet...
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In reply to boognish_bear • 12:37p, 12/31/25
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Yeah...let's not hand ai the reins to society just yet...

That's bizarre. Is what is left of his family suing them?
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11:19a, 1/4/26
Funny and scary at the same time

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9:42a, 1/6/26
It is coming. This is downright scary.

Are we going to live Blade Runner?

Automation army: China's firm hits US stage with 3 humanoids, 1 robot dog model
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In reply to boognish_bear • 10:29a, 1/6/26
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Funny and scary at the same time


Did he "croak off" afterwards?
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In reply to Assassin • 11:02a, 1/6/26
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boognish_bear said:
Funny and scary at the same time


Did he "croak off" afterwards?

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In reply to boognish_bear • 4:45p, 1/6/26
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The robot behaved appropriately. The motorcycle shouldn't be parked on the friggin' sidewalk.
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10:55a, 1/13/26
Add forklift operator to the list…

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In reply to boognish_bear • 10:16p, 1/13/26
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Add forklift operator to the list…



So two things….

1. They seem like a good start for moving things short distances but not for actually lifting like into a truck or high shelf like what a forklift can do.

2. The pallet looks like it is special made for those things. If you look at the pallet it does not have supports that go all the way under it like most pallets do but two tunnels for them to go in where most other pallets you have to drive the forks over the supports.
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In reply to cowboycwr • 11:11p, 1/13/26
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boognish_bear said:
Add forklift operator to the list…



So two things….

1. They seem like a good start for moving things short distances but not for actually lifting like into a truck or high shelf like what a forklift can do.

2. The pallet looks like it is special made for those things. If you look at the pallet it does not have supports that go all the way under it like most pallets do but two tunnels for them to go in where most other pallets you have to drive the forks over the supports.


Those aren't forklifts. They are pallet jacks.

https://crown.scene7.com/is/image/crown/WP3235-45-2745sawsrbd---211C_001_01
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In reply to boognish_bear • 5:34a, 1/14/26
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Add forklift operator to the list…


I have a customer who's been installing one of those systems. Cool to see. Quite a challenge to get up & running. Even the "experts" on the install are still learning via trial & error.....so many glitches they've never seen before.
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In reply to EatMoreSalmon • 5:55a, 1/14/26
EatMoreSalmon said:
cowboycwr said:
boognish_bear said:
Add forklift operator to the list…



So two things….

1. They seem like a good start for moving things short distances but not for actually lifting like into a truck or high shelf like what a forklift can do.

2. The pallet looks like it is special made for those things. If you look at the pallet it does not have supports that go all the way under it like most pallets do but two tunnels for them to go in where most other pallets you have to drive the forks over the supports.


Those aren't forklifts. They are pallet jacks.

https://crown.scene7.com/is/image/crown/WP3235-45-2745sawsrbd---211C_001_01


True. But the tweet and post said "the end of the forklift" so that was why my response was based on the forklift claim.

Those are just automated pallet jacks like you see in the background of the video and what is used at stores like HEB or Walmart for just moving a pallet from point A to point B.
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4:03p, 1/15/26
Elon's timeline predictions have been a little off lately…we will see

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In reply to boognish_bear • 9:45p, 1/15/26
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Elon's timeline predictions have been a little off lately…we will see



Looks just like the tattoo machine from Idiocracy.
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11:07a, 1/17/26
How long until college becomes a relic?

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In reply to boognish_bear • 11:28a, 1/17/26
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How long until college becomes a relic?



I would love a deeper dive into this to see how many of those with degrees have them in something like gender studies or other useless degree that you can't get a job with. I would bet there is not a large number of that unemployed group that has business, engineering, computer science, accounting, science fields, or other degrees like that.
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In reply to cowboycwr • 11:57a, 1/17/26
cowboycwr said:
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How long until college becomes a relic?



I would love a deeper dive into this to see how many of those with degrees have them in something like gender studies or other useless degree that you can't get a job with. I would bet there is not a large number of that unemployed group that has business, engineering, computer science, accounting, science fields, or other degrees like that.


A broader question would be has the quality of college education dropped overall? There will still be high level schools, but have enough schools lowered standards to make an impact? Are graduates of those schools proving less qualified than before.
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In reply to EatMoreSalmon • 8:31p, 1/17/26
EatMoreSalmon said:
cowboycwr said:
boognish_bear said:
How long until college becomes a relic?



I would love a deeper dive into this to see how many of those with degrees have them in something like gender studies or other useless degree that you can't get a job with. I would bet there is not a large number of that unemployed group that has business, engineering, computer science, accounting, science fields, or other degrees like that.


A broader question would be has the quality of college education dropped overall? There will still be high level schools, but have enough schools lowered standards to make an impact? Are graduates of those schools proving less qualified than before.


A very valid question.

Along those lines…. Would the traditional schools (UT, ATM, BU, type schools) have a different unemployment rate than the online schools (Grand Canyon type schools)?
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In reply to cowboycwr • 8:35p, 1/17/26
cowboycwr said:
EatMoreSalmon said:
cowboycwr said:
boognish_bear said:
How long until college becomes a relic?



I would love a deeper dive into this to see how many of those with degrees have them in something like gender studies or other useless degree that you can't get a job with. I would bet there is not a large number of that unemployed group that has business, engineering, computer science, accounting, science fields, or other degrees like that.


A broader question would be has the quality of college education dropped overall? There will still be high level schools, but have enough schools lowered standards to make an impact? Are graduates of those schools proving less qualified than before.


A very valid question.

Along those lines…. Would the traditional schools (UT, ATM, BU, type schools) have a different unemployment rate than the online schools (Grand Canyon type schools)?

Tricky question, not least because a lot of people get their Bachelor's degree from one school and their Master's degree from another.

It also may depend on the type of employment. Would a higher unemployment rate or a lower position rank (and pay) be more important as a red flag?
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