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> Automation drives prices down and makes all of our lives better. The problem is, automation drives prices down so hard that Amazon and maaaaaybe one other la
by mschuster91 2y ago
> Automation drives prices down and makes all of our lives better.
The problem is, automation drives prices down so hard that Amazon and maaaaaybe one other large player will be the only game left in town.
We'll end up being back in the era of corporate towns that were abolished barely a century ago.
- aaronbaugher 2y agoThe book Hired by James Bloodworth, a British journalist, describes what happens to a town when Amazon graces it with a warehouse. Sadly, some communities are already there.