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Re:Destruction of large numbers of jobs by robots unlikely, ... by pixl97 on Friday May 20, 2016 @12:15AM (#11735507)
One of the bigger issues now is you're competing with the entire world. When global shipping can get any product almost anywhere in a few days, economy of scale wins.
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Re:Destruction of large numbers of jobs by robots unlikely, ... by bad_user on Friday May 20, 2016 @01:44AM (#11735747)
With oil becoming more expensive, for how long do you think global shipping will stay cheap? "Economy of scale" is many times an euphemism for "burn fossil fuels with subsidized costs".
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Re:Destruction of large numbers of jobs by robots unlikely, ... by kardos on Friday May 20, 2016 @07:11AM (#11736926)
We can go back to using sails. Cheaper but slower, so it'll work for a portion of shipping
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