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When Tesla/Waymo/Uber/Lyft roll out actual self-driving technology in the future and people complain "robots are taking our jobs!" we can point to this legislat
by meritt 6y ago
When Tesla/Waymo/Uber/Lyft roll out actual self-driving technology in the future and people complain "robots are taking our jobs!" we can point to this legislation and say "actually, no, it was the politicians"
- raziel2701 6y agoAutomation is coming regardless of policies.
- ryanmarsh 6y agoAutomation isn’t done for automation’s sake. Business people don’t think that way. It’s done to save money or make money. Also, business owners are not quick to break a system that makes money for a few extra pennies. Politicians like to flip the scales, and business owners react predictably.
- roseway4 6y agoWell, actually it was the margins that did it, but finance can be a little abstract when you're populist.
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- meritt 6y agoThat's interesting since Craigslist has operated a rideshare marketplace for 20+ years and runs at an 80% profit margin. They've also never ran afoul of contractor vs. employee scrutiny. Could it be that perhaps Uber and Lyft are simply poorly ran organizations who only excel at burning VC money?
- nafey 6y agoWell both of the statements can be true.
- jayd16 6y agoIf you had commodity full self driving, how could a human compete at almost any price point? You can run the car all day and night. Lack of this legislation didn't stop factory automation. I can't help but think this is a bad take.