Robot trucks hauling robot drilled ore

You're a miner. Your daddy was a miner (dead at 42). Your granddaddy was a miner (dead at 35). Your great gra... so you think your sons and grandsons should also get some infrequent unreliable dangerous shitwork in their lives too. Because tradition.

Well I've got news for you and your posterity:

Rio Tinto intends its automated operations in Australia to preview a more efficient future for all of its mines—one that will also reduce the need for human miners. The rising capabilities and falling costs of robotics technology are allowing mining and oil companies to reimagine the dirty, dangerous business of getting resources out of the ground. ... Trucks that drive themselves can spend more time working because software doesn’t need to stop for shift changes or bathroom breaks. They are also more predictable in how they do things like pull up for loading. “All those places where you could lose a few seconds or minutes by not being consistent add up,” says Atkinson. They also improve safety, he says.

This mining operation works 24 hours a day with no errors, no deaths, and miniscule expense for human labor. No employees going gun crazy. No workplace romances run amok. No embarrassing employee behavior on social media. No healthcare expenses. What's not to like?!

I know all you "workers" hate science and so forth, but the MIT Tech Review​ isn't the only place where the revolution in robotics is being noted. Look around. The robots are cheaper than you. Beleive it.

So, the question is what are you going to do with all that large amount of free time on your hands? Of course... you'll be broke. So that makes this free time not so cool.

Somebody, perhaps a political party, maybe a political leader, ought to have an honest answer for you. An honest one that isnt some bullshit about how your sons be able to continue your shit job. Or that what you need is a minimum wage and a union for a job that won't exist. Some public official ought to play it straight with you.

No matter if that answer comes or doesn't, you're still going to be replaced. Happy New Year!