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by massysett 3568 days ago
> And over the next 20 - 30 years they're the ones that aren't going to be automated

Not true. Look at any construction site and labor-saving innovations abound. Plumbing comes in new materials like PEX, which takes less labor to install. Large parts of houses are fabricated off-site and shipped in on trucks. No job is immune from automation and increased efficiency.