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Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by afavour on Thursday September 14, 2023 @09:23AM (#37508685)
“Technology will free us from a life of drudgery!” has been the promise for what, over a hundred years now? We all sit around at our leisure while robots prepare our dinner.

What actually happened in agriculture is that technology enabled massive conglomerates to dominate the industry. I see few guarantees that technological progress is going to free me up to do something else that enriches my life.

Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by MoreSEMI on Thursday September 14, 2023 @09:31AM (#37508799)
“ The spoils of technology went straight to the top while workers switched to new jobs that pay horribly.”

I have a hard time believing you believe that most people switched to a worse paying job. Did peoples material quality of life improve or not?

Re:Tech Workers Deserve a Union: An Interview with Ethan Mar... by HDThoreaun on Thursday September 14, 2023 @11:08AM (#37510048)
Technology has already freed me from a life of drudgery.