That’s funny. That’s pretty much what they said about looms. You don’t burn and smash those, do you? (I’d insert a smiley face here, if I wasn’t so computer inept, to show I say this kiddingly with just a touch of seriousness.)
There’s nothing funny about it, and looms replaced ONE job (at most a small handful) not dozens of job functions that employed a gigantic chunk of workers, many of whom have absolutely no other way to make a living. It is already becoming commonplace for a bottom-rung retail job to have 20-50 applicants as it is. Imagine the backlash when that situation becomes ten times worse due to mass robotization.