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Did car companies have to support blacksmiths, especially the ones skilled at shoeing horses? Airlines aren’t forced to subsidise railways. Innovators aren’t ob
by mprovost 7y ago
Did car companies have to support blacksmiths, especially the ones skilled at shoeing horses? Airlines aren’t forced to subsidise railways. Innovators aren’t obligated to support the industries that they supplant.
- Pfhreak 7y agoI didn't say have to. But consider that there are probably 10 million+ Americans who rely on trucking/trucker incomes. If a significant portion of them are put out of work, it's a recipe for massive civil unrest. Not to mention the impact to our stretched social safety nets. Waymo doesn't have to do anything here, sure, but if they don't then I'd expect we see Luddite 2.0. I personally think that innovation should be done ethically, that you should proceed forward, but don't be blind to the impact you could have.