Comment by josu

Comment by josu 9 hours ago

>I wonder what will happen to the drivers if a large representation of the 1 million+ daily trips are displaced by automation?

If it happens gradually enough, they will just find other jobs. After the transition, society will be producing more with the same labor force, and thus the aggregate utility will increase.

bluecheese452 2 hours ago

And homo economist lived happy ever after with his field of spherical cows.

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buellerbueller 5 hours ago

And the median wage will continue to decline, as the productivity gains are scooped up by fewer and fewer.

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Ajedi32 4 hours ago

US median household income is at an all time high.[1] The pandemic caused a decline for a few years but it's recovered now.
[1]: https://www.statista.com/statistics/200838/median-household-...

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