> The reason housing is unaffordable isn't Jeff Bezos. It's because 20% or so of workers get paid very disproportionately to everyone else
replyThe actual reason is neither of those things. It's because not enough housing was built.
Leaving that aside I'm quite puzzled about something.
"Making everyone poor is fairer to the poor" is a curious idea that I've seen you express several times on HN recently. The first time I read it I thought you were being sardonic, but you sound quite earnest.
Given your previous opposition to communism and socialism I wonder why you have apparently changed your beliefs.
What work do you do?
replyLawyer, before that a programmer. Statements are contrary to interest.
replyExtant lawyers are unlikely to be replaced in the immediate future, if only thanks to regulatory barriers.
replyDoesn't matter. If technology allows lawyers to service more clients in less time and at lower costs, there will be competitive pressure among new law graduates and up-and-coming attorneys to take advantage of this technology to run their own smaller, leaner practices at more affordable prices for a larger number of people. There's no shortage of people who are in need of legal services -- they just really can't afford it so they go without it. [1] We don't need to replace lawyers, just force them to be more efficient.
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