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Asked my barber last week...

You worried about brexit?

Barber said, nope hair still grows whether we're in Europe or not.

OK, you worried about a deep recession and mass unemployment?

Barber said, nope hair still grows and needs cutting especially if people are interviewing more.

Ok, ok, so what about Automation?

Barber said...would you trust a robot to get this close to your ears with a razor sharp blade?

Honesly, true story which might explain why 3 new hairdressers have opened up in my high street in the last year. Also as someone who works in software and has to deal with 'bugs' his last point made me really think!

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Honestly, that's why I'm moving into real estate. People will always need a home to live in. More affordable housing will always be in demand.

The price of homes is pushed up by everyone except those who want to buy their first one: Banks, Insurance companies, incumbent owners, construction companies, land owners, real estate agents, governments.

Everyone wants higher home prices except people who don't own a home.

I will work against that tide. I am going to build a company that will build me an affordable house and then I will sell affordable houses to people.

> I am going to build a company that will build me an affordable house and then I will sell affordable houses to people.

How?

With robots

I like this idea, and I'd love to help.

Barber said...would you trust a robot to get this close to your ears with a razor sharp blade?

Honesly, true story which might explain why 3 new hairdressers have opened up in my high street in the last year

The barber may not have to worry about robot barbers any time soon, but he should definitely worry about all the new hairdressers that open up as a result of people changing jobs.

For sure, as said there has been an uptick of them on my high street, having said that IMHO hairdressers have strong customer loyalty than most industries, hard to find a good one, when you do and they get to learn what you like you want to keep them.

Mine moved to a competitor and I moved to him.

similarly, I don't get the whole automated driving thing. -Would you get trust a car with your safety and the safety of other road users? Uber already killed a woman.

-"Planes already fly themselves" actually they don't and you wouldn't step into one that did.

Automation is just like any other technology, the first versions suck, but they get better. Self-driving cars are at the early stages yet, it's perfectly reasonable to want to hold off for now.

Frankly, LASIK freaks me out way more than getting into a Waymo car, yet it's a common procedure.

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