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Originally Posted by flip
Well, only sort of. They take away a sh***y job from some 16 year old kid or some 50 year old woman but they create dozens of new jobs for the people who build, assemble and design the machines. And they make a lot more than the teenagers so it helps our society quite a bit more.
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Yup, thinking that it takes away jobs is a little short sighted. Since the dawn of time, society has advanced "technology-wise" so we have more time to do something more. On the other extreme (to exaggerate flip's point) maybe we should go back to African slaves rather than using our fancy transportation and construction machinery. Or maybe we should abolish the internet people can social network in coffee shops and go to the mall rather than punch away on calgarypuck or amazon.
If I were to take a guess, the Future Shops, car dealerships, et al will be extinct and replaced by the (old) Dell like services, and cashiers will more or less be replaced by self-service checkout as well.
Ok back to bashing old people
(hilarious hi-jack by rubecube btw)