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Happy Monday dear readers!

Here we are again, ready to face another week of denying benefits, litigating minutia, and, most important of all, never stopping once to reflect of the purpose of life and our role in it, lest we lose all sail from our winds.

With that in mind, your humble blogger – as is widely known and never denied – is a big fan of automation and the application of technology to avoid and mitigate injury.  But, not everyone is so inclined.  To quote South Park – “dey tuk ur jerbs!”

There are many people, as there aways have been, that are threatened by change or see the necessity of labor being done safely, cheaply, and with less overall harm as a negative.  After all, if your entire livelihood depends on the suffering of injured workers, you might hesitate to see the gravy train come to a stop.  As a workers’ compensation defense attorney, your humble blogger likely falls into that category as well.  If only there were some way to monetize lame puns and dad jokes, a field in which your humble blogger has no rivals.  As soon as that happens, I will have no hesitation about welcoming our robotic overlords to the world!

Anywho, your humble blogger stumbled upon this article from The Hill, bemoaning the dangers of automation.  This time, the Hill would have us believe that “American workers who work alongside robots are more likely to suffer negative mental health effects.”  The mean robots are making us sad?

The gist of the article is that the risk of being replaced by automation will stress out workers leading to mental health issues.  But what about the stress of spinal cord fractures or losing a hand to heavy machinery?

In your humble blogger’s estimation, this nay-saying is nonsense.  Even if you take everything as true – that automation will lead to an increase in mental health complaints – I would certainly rather deal with the fallout of these injuries – whether as a worker, employer, or insurer – than with the fall-out of the serious injuries automation tends to prevent.

Don’t let such articles misguide you, dear readers – automation is the way forward.  It will result in fewer injuries, more productivity, and, ultimately, products to consumers at a lower cost.  Win-win-win.  Eyes on the prize, dear readers, and straight on till Wednesday!