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Re:Robots are not very good at picking strawberries yet by crusso on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @08:37AM (#16637481)
As you point out, the future is a strange beast to pin down.

It's amazing how people are ready to throw capitalism and scientific advancement out of the window because of where advancement might be headed at some distant point in the future.

Let me know when unemployment shows a trend of rising over the long term because people can't find new lines of work. Then let's talk about putting UBI or other draconian measures in place.

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Re:Robots are not very good at picking strawberries yet by coldtea on Wednesday March 21, 2018 @11:52PM (#16645561)
>It's amazing how people are ready to throw capitalism and scientific advancement out of the window because of where advancement might be headed at some distant point in the future.

Notice the world "headed" -- it's as if it's all out of human control, and the best they should do is strap in for the ride, to whatever it is.

What you characterized as "amazing" can also be described with words like precaution or prudence.

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