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By all means, automate! If there are not enough jobs, people will either create BS jobs (which are usually decently paid, being outside the spotlight of corpora
by js8 5y ago
By all means, automate! If there are not enough jobs, people will either create BS jobs (which are usually decently paid, being outside the spotlight of corporate optimization), or they will revolt and push for basic income (and robot tax). Either way, society will be better off.
- sennight 5y agoWell it certainly forces the issue, because the equation changes from: automation cost < labor cost to automation cost < labor cost + cost of union rep declaring "I'm the captain now"
- DuskStar 5y agoEven better - automaton cost today < cost of never automating because the union won't let you cut jobs