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madokie

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3. I agree but there are just so many of those kind of jobs

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 1, 2017, 09:35 AM

Jul 2017

not nearly enough to support all of us.

I remember years ago when backhoes where getting popular, for instance, and I see this machine with one operator doing the work of several workers and wondering when will it be that there are more machines than workers. Well we're close to that time now

This gives you some idea as to how old I am if I can remember back when backhoes were getting popular digging machines

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Slowdown in Software Central: Indian-Americans in Silicon Valley (Automation) [View all] IronLionZion Jul 2017 OP

What do we do? madokie Jul 2017 #1

At the individual level, pursue fields that can't be automated IronLionZion Jul 2017 #2

I agree but there are just so many of those kind of jobs madokie Jul 2017 #3