At the Milken Global Conference, Alexis Ohanian said rich households will soon have robot helpers that level the parental playing field.
  • athairmor@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    You know what would actually make parents more present in their children’s lives? Fewer hours at work and more money.

    The only people helped by robotics will be people who already have the luxury of: working from home; regular hours; high wage; and good PTO benefits. So, well-off to wealthy people.

    Poor people in low-paying jobs won’t be able to afford the robots for a couple generations, anyway. His perspective on this is self-centered. Which, I suppose, is typical of him.

  • LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Instead of robots, I have a more novel proposal: Fathers should be more engaged and present in their children’s lives, make time and effort to do so! They can also share in the domestic labor as well, to make sure their wives get a break…As we all know, women are always on the clock when they become mothers. His heart seems kinda in the right place, but the rest of this article screams of a grift in its infancy. An ad to sell a product that nobody actually needs.

  • Sundray@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Billionaires: “Someday magic robots will give parents more free time.”

    People: “What about giving them a reasonable amount of time for parental leave, or letting them work fewer hours, or from home?”

    Billionaires: “Wha? Buh? … OUT OF THE QUESTION!!!”