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A robot took my job (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/socialism@lemmy.ml

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[–] Pseu@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the forklifts removed dozens of jobs a piece in manual workers using hoists and pulleys to move material.

[–] flipht@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fact that automation happens isn't the problem.

The fact that labor receives none of the benefit is the problem, and is exactly what the comic is pointing out.

[–] Suoko@feddit.it 1 points 1 year ago

Robots are made, programmed and maintained by humans. But fewer humans are required, true. Arduino, robotics kits and the entire stem world has been promoted to tackle this problem. It's not so expensive to organize schools this way, but the required staff to train kids is still missing. DIY can help a lot. The labor who couldn't benefit from this kind of edu should receive the basic income and be trained as much as possible.

I'm not sure we can think of a state-managed industry where robots work and people just have fun.