Workers build the very technology that will replace them.

Evidence

We can dispel the myth that under capitalism technological progress serves the primary function of fulfilling our human needs. Machines and technology are not at the service of the workers but turn into their nemeses. Workers are paid to produce technology that will render them redundant and replace them in many functions. Upon facing the masses “laid off by the machine,” those lucky enough to keep their jobs will have to adjust to whatever pace the machines set. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 246

Categorization

• CANDY: ‘Workers are paid to produce technology that will render them redundant’ — a grimly quotable line.
• XREF: connects to: Workers are paid to build the technology that renders them redundant — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 246; Delivery algorithms capture workers’ tacit route knowledge and render them replaceable. — Donatella della Porta et al., Mobilizing Against the Odds: Solidarity…, 102