Slowly, but surely, many of the jobs that were traditionally performed by humans have been mechanized and there have been some who have lost their livelihood to unfeeling systems, programs and robots who don’t want for food, sleep or pay.
Now it’s not nearly as bad as some people make it out to be: most companies try to find other opportunities for their displaced employees and some offer generous financial packages in order to tempt them into retirement.
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