Technological development has the capability of making work safer for the working class and enabling workers to have a shorter work week without losing pay. But in the bosses' and billionaires' hands it's used to pad profits and lay off workers.
大多数人认为技术进步最终会造福工人阶级，创造更安全的工作环境和更短的工作周，但作者通过工会代表之口提出，技术实际上被资本家用来增加利润和解雇工人，挑战了技术必然带来福祉的主流观点。