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Bernardo de La Paz

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4. Robots & Lean Manufacturing techniques are NOT going to die. Get used to it. Yesterday if not sooner

Reply to paleotn (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 12:46 PM

Nov 2018

Shouting for them to die is as wise as commanding the sea to calm itself. It would be as successful as demanding that we go back to hand assembled vacuum tube radios.

It's not going to happen. It's not the problem. It's a solution and a good thing.

The problem is the inequality of distribution of wealth and income. Too much is concentrated in too few hands for the good of society. A civilization as powerful and capable as on that has robots and Lean manufacturing techniques is one that can afford health care for all and a roof over every head with clean water and comfort in old age.

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Why Trumps tweaking of NAFTA was a bad idea [View all] Quixote1818 Nov 2018 OP

traitortrump not into 'tweaking', prone to 'blunderbutting' empedocles Nov 2018 #1

Yes, he has to watch his back now apkhgp Nov 2018 #2

Demogorary on both sides. Why do cars cost roughly the same now as years ago, real dollar terms? paleotn Nov 2018 #3

Robots & Lean Manufacturing techniques are NOT going to die. Get used to it. Yesterday if not sooner Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2018 #4

Why do cars cost roughly the same as before in real dollars? Two reasons Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2018 #5