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bdbenton5255··on Driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes
I remember reading an online study that listed the jobs most likely to be replaced by automation and "truck driver" was listed at the top.

For the keen eye, automation creates new jobs as it replaces others. Someone has to design, implement, and maintain these systems. There is always a higher level of abstraction where a human being is needed to oversee things.

bdbenton5255··on You could just choose optimism
Optimism is the only choice for many of us. Especially for those trying to find work in this slump, persistence pays off in the end.

The voice of Nature loudly cries, And many a message from the skies, That something in us never dies:

- Robert Burns

bdbenton5255··on An FMEA Assessment of a Nuclear Powered Hydrogen Production Plant
Hopefully we see more innovation and research in nuclear power generation for the sake of clean energy and world peace. Clean energy generation is a better application of these minerals than nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons cannot be used in an ethical manner as they always poison the land and water.
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