The amount of employers worried about birth rates is really fucking weird to me. It’s basically them saying “we aren’t sure if we will have consumers or employees in the future so we make more money. Please have kids!”
Maybe, I don’t know, make the country a place that actually is a good and affordable place to raise kids?
How can companies help with that? Stop worrying about the investors only and focus on the consumers and employees. Higher pay, cheaper products. It’s not a hard calculation, and big companies can afford to do it but they aren’t willing to have their profits dip by 1% because they’re worried about investors.
gandalfmarston on
The news titles are getting crazier and crazier every day.
Tonberryc on
Late stage Capitalism went from depressing to stupid really quickly. Are we really so locked into the public shareholder model that we’d rather worry about declining birthrates than just adapting the business model, or is this just one last desperate attempt to keep the AI bubble from popping for another few months?
shawndw on
Translation: *Investment capital is drying up so we need the government to chuck money at us.*
UnreliablePotato on
Another tech sociopath. It’s like they’re all from the same cult.
MrWonderfulPoop on
People need to disconnect, meet people in social environments, and play Hide the Weenie.
Some answers don’t need to rely on tech.
ttpharmd on
I would honestly think AI would have a negative impact on birth rates because people are expecting it to take their jobs. Most people don’t want to create another life if there is a chance we cannot afford it.
cheeesypiizza on
These technofascists ruin everything.
marniconuke on
That’s it, this convinced me. they are sick in the head.
Vincent_VonDiego on
There are plenty of babies we just have to allow the family to immigrate.
no_sight on
I honestly didn’t think the head of Xbox would need to comment on birthrates
Ncav2 on
Just make living affordable dummies. I’m having my first
(and probably only) kid soon and daycare can run up to $2500 a month, on top of the crazy housing prices.
relevant__comment on
Oh boy, here we go.
Ancient-Bat8274 on
Sorry best I can do is not starve and attempt to afford any shelter. Kids? In this economy?
Mr_Baloon_hands on
This is the biggest lie in tech. They aren’t creating AI to solve a workplace problem they are trying to eliminate at much of the workforce as possible.
I_hart_Sqwerls on
Clueless moron. Xbox is dead.
Kingdarkshadow on
OOOOOFFFFFFFF not even 24h after the ‘No Tolerance for Bad AI’.
darw1nf1sh on
AI isn’t saving anything but Sam Altman’s ego.
Mutex70 on
So she took a look at her business, realized their pricing model doesn’t support what consumers want and decided:
„No, it’s not us, it’s society that’s to blame“
WTF is this dystopian bullshit?!?
P.S. Her number regarding „the average birthrate in the ’90s when we were growing up was, like, 3“ is just insane to anyone who knows anything about the 90’s. Why is she talking about subjects she obviously has no clue about?
celtic1888 on
Where the fuck do they find these morons ?
xdeltax97 on
What drugs are these people on?
HotMachine9 on
You work for a company that sells technology and software.
Leave the government to worry about birthrates.
Its bloody weird all these private entities asking people to give birth despite also actively benefitting from every sort of tax cut that prevents society from supporting young families.
twenafeesh on
Yeah, low birth rates surely have *nothing* to do with the fact that nobody can afford a house and either daycare or keeping one parent at home. That’s just not tenable for most people these days. To say nothing of impending unemployment from AI (maybe?), global warming, inflation of food prices… Good for them for thinking ahead and not bringing kids into crummy circumstances.
Why do these out-of-touch executives even have an opinion on getting other people to make babies? It’s creepy.
ino4x4 on
That article was wild. Somebody needs to throw this nut into the nuthouse.
Lost_Ad610 on
Nothing gets me in the baby making mood as much as affordable housing and livable wages does 🥵
Awkward-Tank-135 on
She has a womb ain’t she?
Surrounded-by_Idiots on
She’s right. AI will fuck us properly to solve the birth rate issue.
Odd_Secret9132 on
There’s an irony to the capitalists worrying about birthrates, since they created the conditions for it.
Their constant push to monetize and commodify everything – housing, education, etc… while intentionally depressing wages but expecting more employee dedication. People are entering the workforce with debt, meanwhile the CoL means that two incomes are required to have any semblance of a decent life; who has the time or money to raise children?
Adding to that the draconian policies of some employers when it comes to children/family. I have a sibling that’s only allowed to work from home if the children aren’t there – makes it difficult say during storm days when the physical office is closed but so the daycare.
psychoacer on
Worried about not having enough slave labor while also firing thousands of people. That’s the level of intelligence running Microsoft right now
Trekfull on
Maybe give people a reason to have more kids, and they will. AI won’t solve this problem, if anything, it will make the issue worse.
Thebadmamajama on
How is this person in charge of Xbox?
McMacHack on
What if we just put AI in the consumers, starting in the womb. Will that also need the planet’s entire supply of DDR5 RAM?
OK_Commodor64 on
Everyone please go see the new movie “Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die” for some perspective
fardaw on
The „us“ that will be saved is clearly a very specific group of people this person belongs to.
mr_evilweed on
„Please continue to make future consumers even if we are developing the systems that will ensure they will never have jobs, and we are opposing any social safety nets that would allow them to survive without jobs.“
helpprogram2 on
Why do all these CEOs suddenly feel like we need to know who they are and their opinions
Ziazan on
God damn it, not another one.
Squibbles01 on
AI people are just a different kind of human. Just absolute crazy people.
clutchy_boy on
So now AI is gonna fuck my wife and leave me to raise the bastard half-clank!?
Vortesian on
There is no “fertility decline”. These people just think the “wrong people” are having children.
beetsu on
Well, start doing your part, lady!
jkman61494 on
Nothing says popping out kids like eliminating 50 million jobs in the next year which will happen according to the lady worried about birth rates
Also if she’s worried about it, shouldnt she be getting pregnant?
vinegar-and-honey on
Press F to pay respects to Xbox
w0weez0wee on
Is there anything AI can’t do? This thing is amazing.
Megumindesuyo on
We really should stop giving CEO positions to business majors, they just know how to bullshit management and share holders and have no actual clue what they are talking about.
Dreaminginslowmotion on
Having kids only happens when people feel secure about their work, fiscal life, and future / security (or sometimes accidentally).
Right now the world is the farthest thing from any of that.
Fix how AI ISN’T being used to replace us and you’ll at least solve a fraction of the overall issue (home ownership, job security, climate change, looming potential for war)
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These people are fucking mental.
Ai gonna work and buy your fucking games?
What?
The amount of employers worried about birth rates is really fucking weird to me. It’s basically them saying “we aren’t sure if we will have consumers or employees in the future so we make more money. Please have kids!”
Maybe, I don’t know, make the country a place that actually is a good and affordable place to raise kids?
How can companies help with that? Stop worrying about the investors only and focus on the consumers and employees. Higher pay, cheaper products. It’s not a hard calculation, and big companies can afford to do it but they aren’t willing to have their profits dip by 1% because they’re worried about investors.
The news titles are getting crazier and crazier every day.
Late stage Capitalism went from depressing to stupid really quickly. Are we really so locked into the public shareholder model that we’d rather worry about declining birthrates than just adapting the business model, or is this just one last desperate attempt to keep the AI bubble from popping for another few months?
Translation: *Investment capital is drying up so we need the government to chuck money at us.*
Another tech sociopath. It’s like they’re all from the same cult.
People need to disconnect, meet people in social environments, and play Hide the Weenie.
Some answers don’t need to rely on tech.
I would honestly think AI would have a negative impact on birth rates because people are expecting it to take their jobs. Most people don’t want to create another life if there is a chance we cannot afford it.
These technofascists ruin everything.
That’s it, this convinced me. they are sick in the head.
There are plenty of babies we just have to allow the family to immigrate.
I honestly didn’t think the head of Xbox would need to comment on birthrates
Just make living affordable dummies. I’m having my first
(and probably only) kid soon and daycare can run up to $2500 a month, on top of the crazy housing prices.
Oh boy, here we go.
Sorry best I can do is not starve and attempt to afford any shelter. Kids? In this economy?
This is the biggest lie in tech. They aren’t creating AI to solve a workplace problem they are trying to eliminate at much of the workforce as possible.
Clueless moron. Xbox is dead.
OOOOOFFFFFFFF not even 24h after the ‘No Tolerance for Bad AI’.
AI isn’t saving anything but Sam Altman’s ego.
So she took a look at her business, realized their pricing model doesn’t support what consumers want and decided:
„No, it’s not us, it’s society that’s to blame“
WTF is this dystopian bullshit?!?
P.S. Her number regarding „the average birthrate in the ’90s when we were growing up was, like, 3“ is just insane to anyone who knows anything about the 90’s. Why is she talking about subjects she obviously has no clue about?
Where the fuck do they find these morons ?
What drugs are these people on?
You work for a company that sells technology and software.
Leave the government to worry about birthrates.
Its bloody weird all these private entities asking people to give birth despite also actively benefitting from every sort of tax cut that prevents society from supporting young families.
Yeah, low birth rates surely have *nothing* to do with the fact that nobody can afford a house and either daycare or keeping one parent at home. That’s just not tenable for most people these days. To say nothing of impending unemployment from AI (maybe?), global warming, inflation of food prices… Good for them for thinking ahead and not bringing kids into crummy circumstances.
Why do these out-of-touch executives even have an opinion on getting other people to make babies? It’s creepy.
That article was wild. Somebody needs to throw this nut into the nuthouse.
Nothing gets me in the baby making mood as much as affordable housing and livable wages does 🥵
She has a womb ain’t she?
She’s right. AI will fuck us properly to solve the birth rate issue.
There’s an irony to the capitalists worrying about birthrates, since they created the conditions for it.
Their constant push to monetize and commodify everything – housing, education, etc… while intentionally depressing wages but expecting more employee dedication. People are entering the workforce with debt, meanwhile the CoL means that two incomes are required to have any semblance of a decent life; who has the time or money to raise children?
Adding to that the draconian policies of some employers when it comes to children/family. I have a sibling that’s only allowed to work from home if the children aren’t there – makes it difficult say during storm days when the physical office is closed but so the daycare.
Worried about not having enough slave labor while also firing thousands of people. That’s the level of intelligence running Microsoft right now
Maybe give people a reason to have more kids, and they will. AI won’t solve this problem, if anything, it will make the issue worse.
How is this person in charge of Xbox?
What if we just put AI in the consumers, starting in the womb. Will that also need the planet’s entire supply of DDR5 RAM?
Everyone please go see the new movie “Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die” for some perspective
The „us“ that will be saved is clearly a very specific group of people this person belongs to.
„Please continue to make future consumers even if we are developing the systems that will ensure they will never have jobs, and we are opposing any social safety nets that would allow them to survive without jobs.“
Why do all these CEOs suddenly feel like we need to know who they are and their opinions
God damn it, not another one.
AI people are just a different kind of human. Just absolute crazy people.
So now AI is gonna fuck my wife and leave me to raise the bastard half-clank!?
There is no “fertility decline”. These people just think the “wrong people” are having children.
Well, start doing your part, lady!
Nothing says popping out kids like eliminating 50 million jobs in the next year which will happen according to the lady worried about birth rates
Also if she’s worried about it, shouldnt she be getting pregnant?
Press F to pay respects to Xbox
Is there anything AI can’t do? This thing is amazing.
We really should stop giving CEO positions to business majors, they just know how to bullshit management and share holders and have no actual clue what they are talking about.
Having kids only happens when people feel secure about their work, fiscal life, and future / security (or sometimes accidentally).
Right now the world is the farthest thing from any of that.
Fix how AI ISN’T being used to replace us and you’ll at least solve a fraction of the overall issue (home ownership, job security, climate change, looming potential for war)