Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
I agree with you that there is some public relations pushback about automating jobs for places like Walmart, where the American public sees and touches the automation. That isn’t the case for many many other businesses that have grounds never trodden by the American public. It all can go on behind closed doors.
IL, I agree with you that some automation will go on behind closed doors as you say. Where I differ with you is in my assessment of human nature under such a circumstance. In other words, enough such automation coupled with dire economic consequences? An economically fearful population will put up with this to some degree but a line will eventually be crossed with automation victims taking it to the streets ala Hong Kong. There will be pushback - likely not until there a large numbers of automation victims - and things won't be pretty. I would not be surprised if such arrives in America within the next ten years, especially if the GOP retains power - a fate not especially wise for a rough economic period of technology causef job loss. Rob