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Re:The Spoon Theory (2003) by dash2 on Friday January 15, 2021 @07:26AM (#25790127)
Alternatively, automation might act as a platform for small local businesses (think people who sell via Shopify or Amazon). Indeed, I believe Americans have got less mobile in recent years, not more, though I'm not so sure that is a good thing.
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Re:The Spoon Theory (2003) by pjc50 on Friday January 15, 2021 @08:06AM (#25790490)
Unlikely, since automation has a positive return to scale. The surest evidence of this is the profitability of Amazon itself.

> people who sell via Shopify or Amazon

If you're selling by mail countrywide, you're not a "local" business any more even if you remain a small business.

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Re:The Spoon Theory (2003) by alisonkisk on Friday January 15, 2021 @09:33AM (#25791350)
Yes it is local in the context of this discussion (working near your previous home). Of course you are competing with people in other localities who might outcompete you due to better local economic business conditions
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