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Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' lawmaker says

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Re: Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' lawmaker says

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>“Driver” happens to be the most popular job in the United States ...which still only work out to 1-2%

And 1-2% don't matter? That's an odd take. Whom do you serve?

That's 1-2% against the interests of almost everyone else that would benefit from driverless cars. Their plights matter, but at they same time they shouldn't have veto power over transformative technologies just because they'll be put out of a job.

Re: Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' lawmaker says

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I never understood the longterm logic of protecting jobs by not using tools. Any tools goal is to reduce work.

The whole point of robot taxis is to eliminate the job “driver” “Driver” happens to be the most popular job in the United States What exactly is hard to understand here?

I mean longterm strategy is non sensical.

Why not ban personal car to make the demand for driver even higher?

Re: Robotaxis 'do not belong in the city of Los Angeles,' lawmaker says

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post #18

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I never understood the longterm logic of protecting jobs by not using tools. Any tools goal is to reduce work.

Because people need to eat. If you make their jobs disappear, they need to find news jobs, and that's not necessarily an easy transition. In the short term, and people's lives are short, it can be painful. That, at least, is the understandable motivation. > Any tools goal is to reduce work. I'm not sure that's entirely true. Yes, a dishwasher reduces the work you have to do washing dishes. That is true. But is also c…

Not every attempt is successful, but the overall goal of a tool is still to reduce work.
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