Doctorow: It's not robots taking your job, it's bosses chasing the 'dark factory' dream
round · x · 2026-09-13
Commenting on Brian Merchant's Blood in the Machine, Cory Doctorow argues that robots aren't coming for your job — bosses are. The dream of a 'dark factory' or fully automated production line is, in his view, the dream of a boss who no longer has to answer to workers and can press a button to manifest their will, reframing automation debates as a question of power rather than technology.
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