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by rdm42116 3555 days ago
First, Detroit isn't a closed system. Yes, those jobs are gone in Detroit-but people moved elsewhere.

Almost every major manufacturing industry is now automated, we don't have to go to the future to see the effects of automation.

These assembly line workers had to have gone somewhere, because if they haven't, we'd be experiencing extreme unemployment now-let alone the future.

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>because if they haven't, we'd be experiencing extreme unemployment

Born and raised and still live around Detroit. There is staggering unemployment.

I'm amazed that anyone believes otherwise...