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Sure, but the focus should be on how to restructure society as opposed to bemoan automation. It's worth noting that automation of jobs has been going on for a l

• zokier 12y ago
  > and nobody would want to go back to doing any of them. there are what, 7 billion people on earth. there is probably somebody who would want to go back to society of manual labor.
• rayiner 12y ago
  I think there is a real difference between an automated loom replacing humans for one particular task, and a highly dexterous robot that can replace humans for any task requiring manual manipulation.
• krapp 12y ago
  > and nobody would want to go back to doing any of them. I'm sure at some point in the recent past you could have found some formerly employed factory workers who would disagree. It's true, jobs replaced by automation tend to be jobs that people would rather not do, but the loss of employment itself is a different matter. A crappy job is better than no job at all.
  • yogthos 12y ago
    Again, my point is that it's the fault of the society for not providing a good transition path as opposed to the automation itself.
• anigbrowl 12y ago
  Major restructurings of society tend to evoke violent resistance in some sectors.