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Re:The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post... by mech998877 on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @08:10AM (#48745426)
So if you buy a lawnmower and use it for your business to cut your neighbor's grass (instead of tearing it apart by hand), that should be illegal? You've used a capital investment to increase your productivity. Your productivity gains have driven anyone using a less efficient method out of the market.

What if it's a robot lawnmower instead of a push mower?

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Re:The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post... by 93po on Thursday July 02, 2026 @12:17PM (#48763703)
I think they could have worded it better. I think they were saying that profiting from the labor of others is unethical. Using robots isn't unethical because you're not profiting from something that needs the income for itself. And it isn't really "working". Working requires expenditure of limited time and resources, which robots either of unlimited of, or is provided by the owner.
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