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Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated? by Grustaf on Thursday October 12, 2017 @08:33AM (#15457487)
>if everyone started doing the same thing, no one would benefit

That is true, but I don't think anyone is claiming to make the world better. The question was more how individuals improve their situation, gaining a competitive edge if you will. That will always come at the cost of others, but in this case the hacks are really things almost anyone can do, so it's hard to object on moral grounds.

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Re:Ask HN: What non-work task have you automated? by eaandkw2 on Friday October 13, 2017 @09:47PM (#15470242)
That isn't always true. If everyone started eating healthier and started exercising the world would benefit from a smaller demand of health care. If everyone stopped polluting the environment would be cleaner.

I think what is being talked about is something along the lines of if everyone became a minimalist then most people would be out of a job.

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