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m1st3r_c t1_ja92gz8 wrote

Isn't that the overall point of technology and automation? More time for yourself, to pursue your passions?

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Diaza_Kinutz t1_ja97lw0 wrote

No it's increase in profits for the rich

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HillaryPutin t1_ja9fxx5 wrote

Yeah, never once has the employee benefitted in compensation from technology/automation.

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Danger-Dom t1_ja9gdoh wrote

Yeah we're all still serfs hacking away with scythes.. oh wait..

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DKNinjas t1_ja9a23q wrote

It’s to

  • do more with the easiest barrier of entry
  • do what you desire with the tools accessible

In order words, what the beholder deems necessary at that particular moment

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RubiksSugarCube t1_ja9gqy5 wrote

It's all a matter of perspective. Freeing people from the drudgery of working on an assembly line for 40 hours a week is one thing. Freeing people from passing their own laws, making health care decisions or policing neighborhoods is an entirely different thing. At some point on the way there has to be a real conversation about the merits of freedom from work vs. loss of self-determination.

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