I don't see the distinction. Aren't workers also tools used to produce things? What's special about workers that makes them irreplaceable?
> Also, the fact that you can't find a human example to make this argument
What would you count as a single human example of human workers becoming obsolete? This has happened many times. About 96% of people used to work in agriculture. Today it's about 4%. Machines and technology have replaced the rest of the labor needed to grow our food.
> Also, the fact that you can't find a human example to make this argument
What would you count as a single human example of human workers becoming obsolete? This has happened many times. About 96% of people used to work in agriculture. Today it's about 4%. Machines and technology have replaced the rest of the labor needed to grow our food.