Ideology really can make you stupid

This argument is just plain stupid.

If computers get smart as people, then why do we need people?  Duh.

The only way computers DON'T take away the jobs is if they don't become as smart as people.  That's the argument that may make some sense.  The argument used is all based upon ideology, which is why it is stupid.

Update a little while later:

Look, I'm nearly 60 years old.  Fifty years ago, it really wasn't that different from today.  But, if you go back 100 years, things were a lot different.  That means most of the changes that occurred were in the early part of the 20th century.  For the last 50 years, with the exception of computers, nothing much has changed.

Why is it only computers that are making all the advances?  In order to remove people from the equation.  I can think of no other reason.