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by datavirtue 2806 days ago
You are missing the forest. When mundane tasks are automated people MO e on to better things. Every. Single. Time.
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OP was arguing that manufacturing jobs are coming back. I cited a couple examples showing automation is going to make this very hard to be sustainable. I am not arguing that this is a bad thing or that people won't find productive ways to spend their time. I am arguing that bringing manufacturing back is not a long term sustainable plan.