• yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Yeah “while improving their standard of living” sounds great except the wealth generated isnt being spread out among the population.

    If there are 5 factory workers on a line, and a machine comes out that means there’s only 2 on that line now, are the 3 who are out of a job still going to get paid the same, or are the 2 remaining going to get any kind of pay rise? Are they bollocks. The 3 losers need to “Just get a job” and the 2 people left need to start producing more for the same pay.

    Maybe the value is getting passed onto the consumer? Probably not with shrinkflation, regular inflation and skyrocketing CEO bonuses.