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Comment Re:An old Soviet joke ... (Score 1) 1052

Every goddamned generation there is some technological advance

Except this time, the technological advances are happening so fast and jobs are being replaced in such numbers in so little time that governments don't have time to adapt. The cost of manufacturing goes down but the price at the store stays the same, the only people getting the benefits of automations are the owners. This is the model that needs to change. Maybe put a cap on the profit, on salaries, something has to happen to balance things out.

Comment Re:An old Soviet joke ... (Score 1) 1052

Not a shred of evidence for that.

Given the current trend, it's basically a given unless you want to ignore all the facts and the precedents.

If a dozen machines can replace 1000 factory workers, it won't take 1000 technicians to keep those machines running. It's basic math.

You're the blind idiot living in fantasy land.

Comment Re:An old Soviet joke ... (Score 2) 1052

There is no actual evidence that there are "permanently more people than jobs"; right now.

Even if it's not true now, it soon will be with automation and A.I.

Automation and artificial intelligence don't reduce the need for jobs, they allow reallocation of labor to other projects.

Not really. For every 1000 jobs eliminated, only a few dozens will be created.

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