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by kbelder 510 days ago
>they will let go 4 humans and equip the remaining 6 to take on the load of 10

This increase in productivity has been a huge and omnipresent factor in human progress and happiness. It's a very good thing to have happen. The only real drawback is temporary disruption when it happens (which I'm not discounting, it can be a huge disruption, even though it works out for the better in the long term).