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Re:First unmanned factory takes shape in Dongguan City (2015) by ChefDenominator on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:21AM (#13580184)
You can do anything with unlimited funds, the existence of such technologies or the dream of such technologies doesn't really mean anything. The comparison should be against alternatives.

Human labor is still far more scalable than any technology can provide. The reason the tech industry so strongly supports minimum wages and other increases in cost to labor is because it makes their products more competitive against humans.

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Re:First unmanned factory takes shape in Dongguan City (2015) by contingencies on Monday February 06, 2017 @10:33AM (#13580324)
A fair point, though I think it's fair to say that due to the very nature of HN and startups a lot of people here choose think in the 'what is just around the corner' and 'what is coming' domains, shunning obstinate currency (perhaps subconsciously as done/uninteresting/unchallenging).
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