Sanders says robots steal jobs, but it is just the same progress that killed the shovel crew a century ago

It's no different than construction companies replacing dozens of men with shovels with an excavator 100 years ago.

It's called progress. Does that word ring a bell?

— Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) February 10, 2026

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— Jannik 🐿️ (@kineyDE) February 11, 2026

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