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Workers expect that incredible progress in automation (all the computers) would allow them to work less than before the automation has been made possible. And i
by f6v 5y ago
Workers expect that incredible progress in automation (all the computers) would allow them to work less than before the automation has been made possible. And instead the Dutch will take the bridge apart to let Bezos’ mega yacht out into the sea. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t like when people bash Amazon and the likes. It’s just a fact that the rich have become richer during the pandemic. People see it and they don’t like it.
- malermeister 5y agoYes - this whole article and people who talk about lower productivity are missing the point. Productivity per worker has been going up for decades. Real wages have been stagnant and we still work the same amount of hours even though we're a lot more productive now per hour worked than we used to be. It's fine to lower productivity a bit in exchange for higher quality of life - it's been going up dramatically forever, but what's the point if we still all toil away just the same?
- Hokusai 5y agoSo, if Amazon employees work 4 days instead of 5 Bezos' yacht would be smaller and fit under that bridge? That seems a good solution that the Dutch did not take into account.
- krapp 5y agoAmazon warehouse employees, at least, do work 4 days (4x10).