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(article is from 2021) Building the tech that removes the need for underpaid underage labor seems a great step forward for humanity, yet I can't help but doubt
by remram 4y ago
(article is from 2021)
Building the tech that removes the need for underpaid underage labor seems a great step forward for humanity, yet I can't help but doubt it would improve the life of said labor. I'm sure they will be exploited in new awful ways.
How did we build a society where "your tedious labor is now performed by robots" is generally bad news?
- a_shovel 4y agoThe term for a system where automation benefits only the owners of private businesses who own the robots, while not passing its benefits on to the people who formerly performed the automated labor, is "Capitalism". The effects of automation are a very clear explanation of why Capitalism is bad.
- qbrass 4y agoAsk Eli Whitney.
- stevage 4y agoIt would only be good news if the cheap labour owned the expensive machines.