Italian Grocer Deploys ‘Scan and Bag’-Style Technology

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146. Neither of us knows

I don't know if the jobs the technology creates outnumber the jobs lost. But then neither do you know of the opposite.

I suspect I may be correct in that population is always increasing. So if unemployment stays the same while the advances take place, the new job set is likely more numerous.

Advances in technology are therefore likely desirable, and the Luddite has been proven wrong.

Even with the scanners, the store still needs employees, too. The scanners can break down, or you can need help with them, and there's someone popping up immediately, since the store doesn't want a line and a wait to occur. There is some increased risk of theft. The people working at the scanner making are not there to be seen, but they count as employed people.