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But a lot of jobs did get automated away. And serious consequences did occur from that. Sometimes places rebound from it, but sometimes they did not. And at some point... there will be more people than jobs for them to do, as we continue automating.
In the end, the base foundation for capitalism will be broken, and we will be in an economic crisis of unprecedented scales.
Capitalism doesn't work. Pretty sure everyone knows that.
We don't want to work. We can automate away every job. Then we can be free to actually pursue what we want. Humanity isn't based on how many shiny trinkets we have.
Yes, but the problem is, we are stuck with the system until we force a societal level change. Capitalism works plenty well enough for the powerful, and they aren't willing to let go that easily.
I don't disagree. Bring on the revolution