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I have trouble squaring this logic with the common wisdom that millions of jobs are at risk due to automation.
by _iyig 7y ago
I have trouble squaring this logic with the common wisdom that millions of jobs are at risk due to automation.
- smt88 7y agoBoth situations can be true. Automation hits some industries harder than others. It's barely affected restaurant workers, for example, but has decimated mining labor. Another recent example is processing meat. The US has a shortage of labor, but robots can't do the work and Americans refuse to. Further reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_HB_56#Impact https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_HB_56#Impact