> There is no purpose to automation that does not exist in the service of humanity at large, but only for a few. There certainly is, to the few that are served

> There is no purpose to automation that does not exist in the service of humanity at large, but only for a few. There certainly is, to the few that are served. Increased productivity that doesn't require manpower/hours has been captured for centuries. A capitalist economy provides many incentives to privately hold productivity gains from automation, while providing virtually none to relinquish them to the public.