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Oookaaayyy… but then you don't get to complain when those people vote Trump into office.



Sure I do.

1. Automation wasn't a major political issue behind Trump's success.

2. I can still think someone is wrong even if they hold the majority opinion (although in this case it was a minority opinion since Trump lost the popular vote).

3. I do think something should be done to help people who lose their jobs due to automation. I just think that's the government's domain, not that of private companies.


And this is the definition of a Straw Man argument to the implication "we need to care about the people affected by innovation".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man




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