This doesn't really show how robots are takingover our jobs because even though the man is in Bangalore, her is still a real person. This does take away the feel of Christmas though.
Well I think it's interesting that someone would make this because even though outsourcing is on the rise because it's cheaper, it should not take away from the Christmas and the money does go to companies in the US.
Lawrence Marino This obviously isn't a robot. I can see where this cartoon and your ideas on outsourcing coincide, but honestly, this was a swing and a miss. Yes, it obviously isn't Santa Claus, but let's not confuse a robot with a human being on a TV screen. Also how much more illegitimate can you get when you make a man from Bangalore Santa?
We are not trying to make a correlation between robots taking human jobs and American jobs being outsourced to other nations. All this cartoon is showing is that at the current rate of outsourcing in our nation, in another few years, it would not be suprising to find that even seasonal jobs such as a Santa Claus at a local mall are being outsourced to cut down on costs.
Lawrence Marino I'm sorry, but didn't this group reference robots in other posts? This is very misleading, talking about robots in one post and then talking about real people in another one. you can't expect people to not make that connection between your other posts and this one. The bottom line is, outsorcing Christmas with a very unlike person just doesn't fit your argument. I would understand if you had a cartoon on how children were waiting for no one as if santa would not come, but don't make something unrealistic and put a guy from Bangalore on TV screen ready to ask kids what they want for Christmas.
Little extreme, but the artist has a point. American comapies should be in America manufacturing their products and services. I agree with the cartoonist's opinion and perspective.
While it's true that this cartoon doens't exactly portray the future role of robots in outsourcing, I think everyone's taking this too literally. If we think about the actual message, then this funny cartoon does show the serious effect robots could potentially play in the future.
I feel like the author is trying to show how most manufactured goods in America are being made in other countries were the cost of labor is cheaper. And for the most part if you look were most goods are made you'll see their ussually made in foreign countries. So I would agree with the author when he shows that most goods are made in foreign countries.
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ReplyDeleteThis doesn't really show how robots are takingover our jobs because even though the man is in Bangalore, her is still a real person. This does take away the feel of Christmas though.
ReplyDeleteMaybe because robots are actually NOT taking over!!!!
DeleteMaybe that's because the cartoon isn't about robots.
DeleteI think the cartoon is just about the labor conditions we hear about all the time in other countries and how bad they are.
DeleteAgain, just to clarify, this cartoon is not about robots or working conditions, but outsourcing jobs to other countries i.e. Bangladesh
DeleteWell I think it's interesting that someone would make this because even though outsourcing is on the rise because it's cheaper, it should not take away from the Christmas and the money does go to companies in the US.
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ReplyDeleteThis obviously isn't a robot. I can see where this cartoon and your ideas on outsourcing coincide, but honestly, this was a swing and a miss. Yes, it obviously isn't Santa Claus, but let's not confuse a robot with a human being on a TV screen. Also how much more illegitimate can you get when you make a man from Bangalore Santa?
We are not trying to make a correlation between robots taking human jobs and American jobs being outsourced to other nations. All this cartoon is showing is that at the current rate of outsourcing in our nation, in another few years, it would not be suprising to find that even seasonal jobs such as a Santa Claus at a local mall are being outsourced to cut down on costs.
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ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but didn't this group reference robots in other posts? This is very misleading, talking about robots in one post and then talking about real people in another one. you can't expect people to not make that connection between your other posts and this one. The bottom line is, outsorcing Christmas with a very unlike person just doesn't fit your argument. I would understand if you had a cartoon on how children were waiting for no one as if santa would not come, but don't make something unrealistic and put a guy from Bangalore on TV screen ready to ask kids what they want for Christmas.
Little extreme, but the artist has a point. American comapies should be in America manufacturing their products and services. I agree with the cartoonist's opinion and perspective.
ReplyDeleteWhile it's true that this cartoon doens't exactly portray the future role of robots in outsourcing, I think everyone's taking this too literally. If we think about the actual message, then this funny cartoon does show the serious effect robots could potentially play in the future.
ReplyDeletethis is showing most manufacturing is being outsourced to other places around the world because that makes it cheeper to make the product.
ReplyDeleteWow way to ruin Christmas spirit.
ReplyDeleteI think this shows how cheap people will be to make money
they ruined that little girls dreams
I feel like the author is trying to show how most manufactured goods in America are being made in other countries were the cost of labor is cheaper. And for the most part if you look were most goods are made you'll see their ussually made in foreign countries. So I would agree with the author when he shows that most goods are made in foreign countries.
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