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The Work of Automation

The Work of Automation

Will the last rich person left standing please remember to tell their robot butler to turn off the lights?

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May 06, 2025
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The work of hitting the road, Jack

The person who automates your job doesn't hate you. He's just following the money. In a zero-sum world, the rich don't get richer by creating jobs. They do it by eliminating them.

Every morning some suit in a corner shelter-from-home office wakes up with one thought: get rid of the people. They're expensive, they complai…

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