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As always, the problem isn't inherently with technology, but with its usage by capitalism. We could implement this to free workers for other more necessary jobs, or to reduce the working hours. Instead it just creates extra profit for the capitalist and more unemployment.
Right, way back to the mischaracterization of the Luddites it was never fear of technology but who got to apply it and the following impacts of its use by capital
Its true
i get awful fired up about self-checkout, guilty.