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Re:Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' law... by vidarh on Friday October 27, 2023 @09:32AM (#38038215)
It's very simple: Lots of people have those jobs, and they either like those jobs or have no confidence that having to find new jobs won't end up as a net loss for them.
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Re:Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' law... by cycrutchfield on Friday October 27, 2023 @09:58AM (#38038489)
Have they tried smashing the looms yet?
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Re:Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' law... by Karellen on Friday October 27, 2023 @10:00AM (#38038519)
The problem isn't that tools make jobs easier, it's that when jobs get easier the benefits accrue to the owners of capital - by erasing jobs - instead of to the people doing the jobs - by allowing them to create the same amount of value for customers/society in less time, improving their standard of living.

Luddites weren't against automation. They were just against automation being used against them by others, rather than for them, by them.

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