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> less speculative we're well on our way to replacing truck drivers; baristas are probably safer due to social acceptance more than technology > Needing one
by insane_dreamer 2y ago
> less speculative
we're well on our way to replacing truck drivers; baristas are probably safer due to social acceptance more than technology
> Needing one in every elevator equates to a massive workforce, probably bigger than dock workers.
Back when elevators required an attendant, there weren't that many elevators compared with today. I'm talking about displacing large existing workforces. Also, people wouldn't spend their lives standing in an elevator; whereas millions of people do make a career out of truck driving or working at a port, both of which require skills developed over time.
> Everyone else would also benefit from cheaper espressos and goods (through cheaper shipping)
That's assuming the price of espressos and goods would drop; I don't think that's likely.
- gruez 2y ago>Back when elevators required an attendant, there weren't that many elevators compared with today. I'm talking about displacing large existing workforces. Sounds a lot like status quo bias. If you think truck drivers are worth keeping around as long as a jobs program, you should be in favor of introducing elevator attendants as one as well. >Also, people wouldn't spend their lives standing in an elevator; whereas millions of people do make a career out of truck driving or working at a port, both of which require skills developed over time. Does this matter? Whether it's elevator attendants, truck drivers, or even programmers, if they're out of a job because it's been automated, the impact is the same: a bunch of people who need job retraining. How much effort they put into their previous career is largely irrelevant. > That's assuming the price of espressos and goods would drop; I don't think that's likely. Globalization brought us cheap chinese shit from aliexpress, didn't it?