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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What is the advantage of autonomous trains over regular? It seems to me that when driving a train is your job, the autonomy just takes it away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If we didn't have capitalism, people wouldn't need jobs. We could automate jobs away and instead of starving, people would just have more free time

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

theres countless mountains of actual work to be done that couldn't be automated.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, and we should focus all our time and effort on those problems instead of wasting time driving trains.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Some people enjoy driving trains.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, that should still be allowed. But people shouldn't have to drive trains to live

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok, name a system better than capitalism then

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Reduced capitalism, increased socialism.

Some capitalism is okay. But unfettered capitalism is not. We have the latter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Expanded comments to hate on people screaming communism aaaand...boom, logical answer. You ruined muh fun! Keep it up ^^

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Was society MORE capitalistic 50 years ago or LESS?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Which society?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Why does 50 years ago matter?

It was definitely worse in virtually every way, nevertheless.