The rapid rise of robots replacing workers - Raconteur

There's an old story that some people in the pro-tech lobby like to tell about progress. A mound of earth needs to be dug up and moved from one spot on a construction site to another. The site manager decides to use a mechanical digger, but gets chastised by a union representative: "Without your machine, that job could be honest work for ten men with shovels." "Yes," comes the reply, "and without your shovels, it could be honest work for 100 men with teaspoons." It seems to be a compelling fable about the future of work and the way we live: it's foolish and futile to resist advances in technology and the benefits they bring.