Yeah, I think pretty much once online gobbles up offline retail. There will be better and faster shipping networks, etc. Like having warehouses with products cl

Yeah, I think pretty much once online gobbles up offline retail. There will be better and faster shipping networks, etc. Like having warehouses with products closer to people. But unsure how much they'd really want to invest into smaller cities. Well I'm about an hour away from two major cities... Maybe if automation is used, drones maybe or self driving delivery trucks making multiple stops. Maybe same day shipping would be possible everywhere. Our city recently upgraded their garbage trucks and it looks like it's pretty much all automated other than someone driving it. Used to be like 3 people on a truck, one driving and two other people loading it. We didn't have trash cans and actually just put bags out on the curve. Way behind most cities, but rural farm area. So on the other side of things, less jobs for the garbage man. I guess with automation, you have a handful of people maintaining the machines and the rest of the cost is fuel and just upgrading your fleet. No sick days really unless it breaks down(but maybe faster to swap a part out then heal a human if you keep spares on hand). Or not worrying about them not liking their job and doing poorly at it. Same result every time with automation in theory. But automation is surely the future. Maybe some day basic income and universal income will be a reality as things are more automated. Maybe less cancer will result in automation. I see ads on TV for lawyers advertising to factory workers, people in the military, etc who got cancer while working. Also maybe less people with back or knee problems. So maybe people will be healthier with automation, and lower health care costs. I am all for automation, as long as people are taken care of. Just seems more convenience and people can enjoy life more. Have more freedom. I think will be strange though to have vehicles, robots and drones without any humans operating them to be a bit strange though at first.