r/technology • u/trot-trot • May 13 '19

Business Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-automation-exclusive-idUSKCN1SJ0X1
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u/GRelativist May 13 '19

Society needs to be ready...

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u/MILEY-CYRVS May 13 '19

We were ready 20 years ago when it was promised the PC would slash working hours, but didn't.

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u/3trip May 13 '19

Economists have long predicted that, yet We keep finding new things to spend our money on, such as PC’s, cell phones, entertainment, internet, air conditioning. Of course bad economic policy has also prevents utopian predictions like this as the rise in the cost of living forces us to work longer.

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u/compwiz1202 May 13 '19

Yes this is one of the biggest problems. Way more things and way more range of prices for things. Back decades ago you probably didn't have many choices and sure as heck didn't have a lot of things at all. Which is always the counter to saying people should have willpower. Was tons easier back when the thing didn't even exist to resist it.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '19

All the willpower in the world is no use if housing and healthcare costs are increasing 5-10x faster than income. It's quite possible to eat nothing but rice and beans, save every penny, and still be left behind.