why are people so against automation in factories if it makes things safer and produces more goods? is it just that people are losing jobs? but there are different jobs that open up.
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The fact of the matter is automation makes it so less people are needed to do the same volume of labor. Consequentially people lose their jobs. this is exacerbated by the fact that the population is much higher than it was, say 50 to 100 years ago, during the industrial revolution and prior.
Automation is a good thing because it reduces the requirement for people to be so productive. It was anticipated as early as the industrial revolution that people would only need to work two to three days a week as technology continued to progress. That prediction came true however what was not anticipated was the inability of society to adapt to a reduced workload. That is why we have these antiquated ideas that productivity and time spent working are directly correlated.
People are really upset with the fact that the government hasn’t stepped in and instituted some kind of policy which mitigates this reality. People simply aren’t needed to be productive in society. This is why universal basic income is a viable solution to this problem.
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