> Who is going to be able to afford the products if we all are replaced by robots in the workplace?
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> When robotic manufacturing eventually becomes cheaper and faster than manufacturing in China
That is a straw man argument. Manufacturing is one of the leading frontiers in automation. It's going to be cheaper to manufacture things outside of China due to automation long before a significant enough portion of the workforce is out of work due to automation and unable to afford the manufactured goods.
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> When robotic manufacturing eventually becomes cheaper and faster than manufacturing in China
That is a straw man argument. Manufacturing is one of the leading frontiers in automation. It's going to be cheaper to manufacture things outside of China due to automation long before a significant enough portion of the workforce is out of work due to automation and unable to afford the manufactured goods.