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Physical machines still needed many people to physically make them and run them.

This isn’t the same with thinking. Just look at how startups can have millions of customers and 20 employees.

Also last time we had mental labour to fall back on. This time we don’t.

It’s different this time.

Also most western countries which have given up on manufacturing are going to be worse hit because their jobs are more easily replaced.



This isn’t the same with thinking.

We don't know that.

We know that the exact same objections have been raised before, and have always, without a single exception, proven to be invalid in the long run.




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