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Amazon's Vulcan Robots Now Stow Items Faster Than Humans

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209 points Luc | 4 comments | 09 May 25 11:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.942s | source
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thisisnotauser ◴[09 May 25 16:14 UTC] No.43938444[source]▶
Henry Ford famously wanted his workers to be able to afford his cars. When Bezos replaces everyone with robots, who will be left to buy his junk?
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1. disambiguation ◴[09 May 25 16:38 UTC] No.43938696[source]▶
Once Bezos replaces everyone with robots, why would he need anyone to buy his junk anymore?
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2. dh2022 ◴[09 May 25 18:01 UTC] No.43939514[source]▶
That is one of his ways of extracting value from society - by selling his junk.
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3. mhb ◴[09 May 25 18:20 UTC] No.43939666[source]▶
Crazy right? It's almost like the people buying stuff are idiots who don't understand their own needs and values.
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4. exe34 ◴[09 May 25 19:54 UTC] No.43940376{3}[source]▶
Given how much time they spend on social media and how much money they spend on keeping up with the Jones..... yes?