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1247 points mangoman | 1 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.256s | source
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jtcond13 ◴[05 Dec 16 15:46 UTC] No.13106117[source]▶
Your periodic reminder that 'retail salesperson' is the most common job in America (~4.5 million).

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/04/the-10-m...

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mmanfrin ◴[05 Dec 16 18:32 UTC] No.13107893[source]▶
There are 3.5 million truckers in America. I welcome self-driving trucks, however.
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preordained ◴[05 Dec 16 20:29 UTC] No.13109155[source]▶
You welcome them how soon? If all those workers were displaced tomorrow, is that good?
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1. mmanfrin ◴[05 Dec 16 21:11 UTC] No.13109631[source]▶
Because automation is an instantaneous occurrence that we have to talk about if an industry vanishes overnight?