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[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Automation has been steadily taking jobs for decades.

One accountant with a bit of software can do what used to take dozens of more.

People only get pissed when it affects them.

The first bit of software I wrote at my job straight out of university reduced stock taking from 5 people over a week to two people in two days.

It's the way of the world.