• oxjox@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    In the video, when he’s talking about the robot Optimus, he claims that at scale this will cost $20-30K and goes on to say “this will be the biggest product ever of any kind” and “everyone of the 8 billion people one earth will want their Optimus buddy”.

    Dude. Most people on this planet can barely afford a $1,000 smart phone.

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      1 month ago

      “Let them eat cake”

      — another famous rich person, shortly before she got what she deserved.

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      “this will be the biggest product ever of any kind” and “everyone of the 8 billion people one earth will want their Optimus buddy”.

      Dude. Most people on this planet can barely afford a $1,000 smart phone.

      First, there are a shockingly high number of people walking around with a $1k smart phone, but I think that speaks more to people buying on credit.

      Sadly if a company can replace a worker with a $30k robot, he won’t be wrong that lots would be sold. I have serious doubts these will be replacing humans in the short term.

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        The shockingly high number of people with high end phones are still, by global standards, pretty damn rich.