[jmyeet]

People tend to react negatively to automation because of the intended job losses. This is misdirected (but legitimate) fear and anger.

In a more just world, automation would mean we would all simply have to work less. We will likely reach a point where not all of us are required to do work. We already have a lot of BS jobs. No one enjoys working in am Amazon warehouse.

Instead, automation will be used to further concentrate wealth into the hands of very few while suppressing wages for those still required.

This isn’t a problem of automation. It’s a problem of capitalism. Instead of Jeff Bezos having amputee $50 billion, maybe we should provide for the basic needs of everyone else instead?