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Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad? by victorbjorklund on Saturday August 08, 2026 @01:08PM (#49223670)
It’s gonna be a long time before we have robots that can replace 100% of a nurse at a cost lower than a nurse. Right now we have nothing close to someone being able to replace those tasks. The industries that have had most robotics and automation such as warehousing still have human workers. Heck I would not be suprised if more people work in warehouses in USA today than 25 years ago.
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Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad? by adrianN on Saturday August 08, 2026 @01:33PM (#49223904)
It is sufficient to make existing workers more effective to be able to fire some of them. If turning a patient to change a diaper is a two person job and somebody buys a robot that assists to make it a one person job, suddenly you need fewer people during a shift.
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Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad? by victorbjorklund on Sunday August 09, 2026 @06:41AM (#49230189)
Do you think more or less people working in warehouses companies today vs before they introduced robots 25 years ago?
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Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad? by adrianN on Monday August 10, 2026 @11:51PM (#49253167)
There are a lot fewer workers per warehouse today than 25 years ago. There is fortunately much less flexible demand for changing nappies in elderly care homes.
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