points by Hamuko 1 day ago | 0 comments
>Most automation has led to people transitioning to higher wages.
Gonna need a citation for this.
[–] pj_mukh 1 day ago
[–] Hamuko 1 day ago
This argument only works if you have a career (and lifespan) that spans 100+ years. I'd venture a guess that 0% of Grubhub delivery drivers were farmers a hundred years ago.
[–] pj_mukh 1 day ago
Have you talked to a delivery driver in most large cities? Most of them come from countries where they would be a farmer or day laborer.
This ball is going through even your ever-moving goal posts. My statement never claimed people's careers would stay the same and they'd just make more money.
[–] harimau777 1 day ago
But you didn't provide any support for saying that the specific people who were automated away would make more money. That's what people are objecting to.
[–] pj_mukh 1 day ago
I have with specific data and personal stories in other parts of the thread.
There are some great reads on this topic[1].
[1]: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300205251/libertys-dawn/
A grub hub delivery man is wealthier today than a farmer 100 years ago and that's purely because of two reasons: Technology and Unions :)