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		hermitcrab 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kirigami-inspired parachute falls on target >Replacing jobs with better or lower cost alternatives is not an externality. Replacing 3 delivery guys with 1 drone maintenance guy imposes a cost on society if those delivery guys can't then find work.

pixl97 4 months ago [–]

Fine, then we stop making heavy equipment and dig ditches with spoons.

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