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Re:SWEATSHOP – I can´t take any more by pluma on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @04:30PM (#8999992)
I'm reminded of the story about how the ancient Greek practically invented the steam engine but only used it as a toy because the wide availability of practically free labour (via slaves) meant the development of automation wouldn't have been economically viable.

The more jobs we automate, the more we devalue unskilled labour. I wished we would live in a world where this could universally be agreed upon to be a good thing.

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