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by lmm 4357 days ago
> "The problem is that the worker who is going to be out of a job doesn't own the company that buys the robots to replace him/her. Ever heard of a lights out factory that has all the former assembly line workers at home with full salary? Didn't think so."

Port containerization went a bit like that. Of course, that was back when America had labour unions.