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A CEO told employees they won't get raises in 2026 because the budget is going to AI
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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But what happens to the physical products that are taking up stock in warehouses?
Or are they just digitizing everything to the point where bots are buying shit to optimize their functions so they can buy more digitized product?
They would be happy to have a 'low volume, high value economy'. Only trinkets for them to trade among themselves at relatively high price, while they have no use for and therefore no interest in the bulk of the population. There is a reason they are very keen on surveillance and "law enforcement" because they think that might keep the rabble away from them cheaper than trying to appease the rabble.