• Lutra@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Why use the term ‘conveyor belt’? No conveyor. No belts. Automated cargo containers.

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      13 days ago

      Probably to have a short quotable one liner that’s vaguely understandable by the general public (and that, as often, is false).