Quote (Ghot @ Jun 17 2017 03:22pm)
I'll try again.
Yes, we can make an assembly line that used to be worked by humans, and replace those humans with robot(s).
But then we need other humans to MAINTAIN, as in repair, that assembly line when it fails, as it will.
Long ago, I worked for a copier company. Ya know a company that supplied and maintained copiers. Copiers being a robotic device that replace a whole shytload of monks, that USED to do the copying.
It took a 30-40 man company to install, repair, replace said copiers.
And we were just a small copier company.
New technology always creates more jobs than it replaces.
150 years ago, there was 1-2 doctors per mid sized town. Now, there are 1000's, and that's with modern tech helping.
You have an xray machine, you need people to build them, repair them, replace them...etc.
This is NOT a difficult concept. Check with history.
1 person. it takes 1 person to maintain the line that used to take 50-100 people to work.
honestly though you're just taking the same line everyone does on the topic. like i said, in 100 years it wont be a problem. in 50 years in will be a huge problem.
i realize it will equalize, i guess i'm just worried about the largest displacement of unskilled labor in the history of the US and the effects that might have over a 50 year period until we equalize and what we might do to mitigate those negative effects. are you caught up now sir?
This post was edited by thesnipa on Jun 17 2017 03:25pm