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Re:Is Automation Really to Blame for Lost Manufacturing Jobs? by John_KZ on Friday September 07, 2018 @01:15PM (#17935955)
Although China is on the other side of the equation, it provides plenty of clear examples showing automation not eliminating jobs. It changes the available jobs, and generally improves them (ie digger operator instead of hand-shovel "operator") but jobs are still available.
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Re:Is Automation Really to Blame for Lost Manufacturing Jobs? by Brockenstein on Friday September 07, 2018 @01:26PM (#17936055)
Well I wouldn't call an excavator automation exactly. But at the same time, you think ten guys digging a ditch at least some of them aren't made redundant when you get an excavator? You don't need ten excavators, and maybe you don't need 1 excavator driver and 9 ditch diggers...

I mean I think you're engaging in selective reasoning.

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Re:Is Automation Really to Blame for Lost Manufacturing Jobs? by sigstoat on Friday September 07, 2018 @02:05PM (#17936375)
> Well I wouldn't call an excavator automation exactly.

go dig a trench by hand and get back to us.

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