@mannacurrency, I still do not see your point. If 1/3 of all jobs are to be lost, what is the solution? I do not think that hindering efficiency or quality is the solution either. I can only say that I fully and 100% trust in the free-market solutions (whatever they may be as we are not fortune tellers). The best ideas will always rise to the top and that which is not sustainable or efficient will wash out.

If someone is buying with their conscience and the free market values morals over buying power then I will respect that. I cannot subscribe to artificial manipulation of markets for sympathy's sake. Until then my values are autonomy and freedom. If I am a business owner I will not allow any outside force to mandate that I continue down the path of proven inefficiency or human error just for keeping manual labor jobs alive.

There will still be a market for hand (made, picked, grown, manufactured, etc, whatever the case may be) but automation is the future and inevitable. Modern furniture is one example of this. Have you priced a handmade carved wooden kitchen table? You will be lucky to get one for under $4,000 while IKEA can sell a table and six chairs for a cool $250. Is it sad that furniture makers are out of business or are we grateful that there are consumer goods that are available to us for a fraction of the price of handmade goods? Do you always over pay for organic, gluten-free, non-GMO produce or are automated fruits and veggies good enough?

I can continue on but I think the point is made. If you would rather pay extra out of pocket there will always be a market for you but please do not hinder the rest of us from enjoying lower cost goods.