[drillsteps5]

The primary _stated_ purpose of the technology is to eliminate as many jobs as possible to increase profits for the business owners.

Which is a valid purpose, if I were a business owner that's what I would have done, too, but I wouldn't expect people whose jobs and income are at risk (which is a large part of society) to cheer for it.

[nicbou]

It also seems to suck life out of communities, kills the open internet, and enables grift at an unprecedented scale.