Re:The Full Automation Fallacy
by bryanrasmussen on Sunday February 07, 2021 @08:22AM
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obviously you would only be paying them 2X if there was a 2X burger flipper, once you have automated burger flipping and you need half as many you have twice the people on the market with the easy to learn skill you require. Why would you increase their wages, unless it was because of human decency?
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Re:The Full Automation Fallacy
by lotsofpulp on Sunday February 07, 2021 @08:40AM
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> Why would you increase their wages, unless it was because of human decency?
Even human decency only gets you so far. Restaurant margins are thin, and a different restaurant owner won’t hesitate to start selling burgers at a lower cost if lower priced labor is available. And most people are very price sensitive when it comes to commodity food items.