well on some scale sure

Theres always tiny shops and medium shops

but locally idk

where I live atleast, theres a huge store

"Asda"

next to it are tons of smaller ones

isnt that a UK store

ye

huh didn't think you lived there

and theres a Tesco not too far away

which is crowded by other shops

and a Morrisons close to it

And Asda is basically the UK Wal-Mart

but for me, there's a plaza with a walmart in it, pretty much every other store has gone out of business in it besides the alcohol and nail shop

weird

like I said before the reason why these stores still exist is because they're not competing directly vs walmart

Didnt know you were British Sid

So am I.

walmart doesn't sell alcohol so they can't beat that shop

ye

I told you ages ago xd

Oh

I remember now

in my area they are

but if there was a small store trying to sell some cheap goods, it wouldn't fare well vs walmart

You're good with US politics

they sell small food stuff, just like Asda

Who are you going to vote for when you're older Sid?

eh idk

tbh

Do you prefer Labour or Conservatives?

cons

defo

I'm for the Conservatives, I hate Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott a lot too

ye

@hcaez @sɪᴅɪsɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴇ @chad What do you think about the near future automation of jobs that will cause unemployment to rise incredibly as human workers become obsolete and expensive compared to robotic workers? Should we impose regulations on the amount of robotic workers companies can hire, or maybe a base income for everyone since the majority of people will be unable to work?

I think it's a perfect opportunity to invest into infrastructure

there's tons of work that needs to be done there, our nation's bridges need a ton of work rn

that’s actually a good point

But the government can’t employ the same amount of people who would be replaced by machines

And if they did the need for infrastructure upgrades would diminish leaving us in the same place we were