rant · moment 8 of 20
Automation, Andrew Yang, and the 2020 Democratic Field
from King of the Restaurant with Ray Kump · #145
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5 minThe conversation covers automation and AI being ignored in politics, mocks a lack of substantive 2020 election issues, and runs through primary candidates (Yang, Buttigieg, Warren, Kamala, Biden's touchiness) before speculating on a Hillary comeback and immigrant cage-celebration dark humor.
- 23:31Eliminating ride-share would pack people into already-terrible public transit like the L train.
- 24:04Cities hate the poor and the working lower class; they want them to leave.
- 24:24In hyper-capitalist cities, money flows from international sources, not local workers who can be replaced by automation.
- 25:09Restaurants and diners will be fully automated in five years, replacing human workers entirely.
- 25:24Andrew Yang talks about guaranteed income while truckers need immediate help, but automation isn't discussed by any candidates.
- 25:46Nobody in politics talks intelligently about automation, AI, militarism, or climate change.
- 26:03The 2016 election focused on scandals like pussy-grabbing and emails instead of substantive issues.
- 26:24Politicians do controversial shit to avoid discussing the real problems.
- 26:59Tim wants Democratic candidates to destroy each other in the primaries so Hillary Clinton can return and win.
- 27:18Clinton is a gangster while the other candidates are punks; Trump's populist revolution and wall were all bluster.