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jrockway on Aug 4, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: For Many Americans, Nowhere to Go but Down

Of course, someone has to babysit the software and fix the broken robots.

(Which is why I don't see automation as a bad thing, even only taking into account the effect on the job pool.)

zackham on Aug 4, 2009 [–]

You are talking about replacing a large number of unskilled labor positions with a small number of skilled positions. I do not see this as avoidable (nor do I believe it should be avoided) but this process is not quick nor is it painless.

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