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Activists: "Look, the tech industry is automating people out of work at scale and doing so with no sense of ethics." Neoliberals: "I dunno..." 1%: "We're literally only hiring now so we have the pleasure of firing even more people as we automate." Neolibs: "I dunno..."
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My own employer is using our "tax reform windfall" to invest in a strategy of "acquisition and automation". In other words, we're buying small competitors for their business (and getting rid of the people), and then automating so we don't need to hire to handle the increased work
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Hannibal used a similar tactic when he destroyed Carthage. He razed the city, killed everyone, and then salted the earth to ensure no one returned.
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