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Rauleigh t1_is7wqfp wrote

Reply to comment by perrinoia in Rise of delivery robots leaves drivers fearful of job losses | Context by el_gee

Idk that more automation means people actually get better jobs. sitting in front of a computer managing a fleet of robots sounds about as soul crushing as being a delivery person or cashier. People have unhealthy amounts of screentime without it being their full time job. It would be slightly cooler to design and fix the robots but where are minimum wage workers gonna get the money to get that kind of education. The reason people are scared of automation taking their jobs is cuz it doesn't come with equal employment opportunities to the job that the company no longer needs to pay them for. The world's gonna just keep changing tho that's life idfk

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perrinoia t1_is89o8e wrote

There's currently more jobs than employees want. Employers need automation to solve the "employment crisis". Consumers need automation to slow inflation. Employees need automation to meet unrealistic performance measures.

I dunno how old you are, but I recall playing paperboy on Nintendo being more fun than actually delivering papers.

That's what I imagine operating delivery bots would be like. Playing a video game. You'd get points for efficiency and avoiding vandals...

I'd play that game, especially if it paid me to play!

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