We're All Donkeys Now

I keep hearing and reading that we should NOT have any fears that robots will take away all of our jobs.

But as far as I am concerned, that is total BS. Here is why:

The dependable donkey once did it all here in northeast Brazil, from hauling in the harvest to carrying children to remote schoolhouses. Now so many of these ubiquitous beasts of burden populate this vast swath of rural Brazil that they have become a problem - and for some, an opportunity.

Modernity and the skyrocketing sale of motorcycles have demoted the burro from its long-held status. Once cherished here for their hardy load-carrying, donkeys are increasingly seen as a nuisance as they saunter into traffic or munch greenery in people’s yards.

“Today, a donkey is born and nobody wants it,” lamented Eribaldo Nobre, 53, whose family used donkeys to lug fresh water home when he was a child. “Progress made this animal worthless.”

You can read the rest @
https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazil-debates-fate-of-millions-of-idled-donkeys-1523098801

We humans are becoming as worthless as Brazil's donkeys, and I fear we shall suffer a similar fate. Donkey meat is going to wind up on some one's dinner table, and someday we'll all be Soylent Green. And the bastards who now are lying to us will be sucking the marrow from our bones.