drethelin comments on The Robots, AI, and Unemployment Anti-FAQ - Less Wrong

47 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 25 July 2013 06:46PM

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Comment author: drethelin 24 July 2013 05:48:27AM 5 points [-]

Regulations and minimum wage means hiring the worst workers in america is more expensive than getting the same production from workers in 3rd world countries, but the most marginal workers are not getting produced at any less a rate in america than they were in the past.

Comment author: ESRogs 24 July 2013 08:09:11AM 1 point [-]

Not sure I followed your second clause, was 'most marginal' a euphemism for 'worst'?

Comment author: drethelin 24 July 2013 01:44:59PM 3 points [-]

yeah, like the phrase "on the margins". Sorry if that's not in common parlance!

Comment author: ESRogs 24 July 2013 03:12:51PM 1 point [-]

Gotcha, thanks!