If you use different density filaments and somehow add thread/fiber, I think this could create almost labor free shoes which means no exploitation of workers. Just need people to refeed the machines.
There's no easy answer to labor vs automation, imo. "Labor free" also means drastically reduced human roles in the manufacture process, which may put already-exploited workers in a worse place than before.
@@chetmcmasterson while I see your point, it can be applied to barbaric practices all throughout history. People are adaptable and just because something bad could happen doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and adapt as we go. There are always unintended and undesirable consequences.