Give me one complete breakdown of a single robot that does the work of a human and I will take this seriously. Research and development, material and build cost, maintenance cost, and its projected rate of error and the cost of those errors and the money lost while the robot is down for repair, and then we can talk robots and how they are so much better than a human being. Until then this is just some talking point you heard somewhere, thought it sounded good, and are now sharing it broadly.
Not sure if you are serious.
Machines require zero health care. No 401k match. No WC insurance. They don't call in sick or take vacations. They don't get hurt and they don't get tired. They don't need HR, a breakroom or pizza every other Friday so they feel appreciated.
They require a large upfront monetary commitment that you can depreciate over x amount of time and get a nice tax break.
The automotive industry is already largely automated. Has been for years. What triggered that move was human wages.
I'm not arguing that what you are saying is wrong. Our system is jacked. It's all about companies getting bigger and bigger and always making more and more money. Given the choice between robots and human labor, they don't give a fuck. They'll do whatever gives them the better bottom line. Strikes and minimum wage increases only speed up that conversion.
I was in a restaurant last week and a fucking robot brought me my food order. Not even joking. And that robot probably worked a 16 hour shift that day. And it's fine to do it 7 days a week. 52 weeks a year.
