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		leereeves on Dec 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Go And that's a fight that will be prompted by high unemployment after automation replaces many jobs. The transition will be difficult (they usually are) but the end result (more free time for everyone) sounds good to me.

RobertoG on Dec 5, 2016 [–]

I hope so. But history tell us that the first reaction to high unemployment and bad economic conditions is the dark side of politics.

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