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Automation has eliminated a ton of jobs.

Look at the steel mills of the early 20th century. They had groups of people hoisting around huge pieces of steel on chains.

Look at a modern steel mills. All that hoisting is now done by heavy machinery control by one guy in an air conditioned operator cabin.

By offshoring or just the advancement of technology, those jobs are gone.

People just have to invent new ways to contribute to society - to say it’s “easier said than done” is understatement though; but there is really no other way.