Driven by large international buyers: > “Buyers are particularly pleased when they see such automation in place,” Shahid told Rest of World. Automation cuts la

Driven by large international buyers: > “Buyers are particularly pleased when they see such automation in place,” Shahid told Rest of World. Automation cuts labor costs while improving production, leading to better margins for Urmi, he said. I'm not against automation. It's wonderful, and can improve production and accuracy, and relieve workers of having to perform certain tediously repetitive tasks. The problem is that _all_ of the benefits of automation are reaped by the shareholders, not the workers. Companies could add automation and keep their workers, leading to a happier workforce who can produce with less pressure assisted by automation. But instead, automation is used to _replace_ workers to reduce labor costs, and _increase_ pressure on the remaining workers. It's not the application of automation that is destructive to society, is the distribution of the benefits of automation that is destructive. It could be used as a force for good, but no, we choose to instead use it as a force to accumulate wealth for the few at the expense of the many.