A working man from Australia who operates a huge excavator while sitting in his office has gone viral on social media. Remote working has gone too far...

How is this bad? In the mining industry this kind of stuff increases efficiency and reduces accidents.

Could be a great way for folks who are wheelchair bound and whatnot to work jobs that are out of reach normally for them

Hire gamers. Better ROI. They'll kill it. No training necessary.

@DanaEn803. Now just make them electric and we can put them on the moon. Full scale construction and regolith strip mining

Less physical stress and workers work more relax. Less accidents in the work field. Smart. They get to keep also veteran workers with more experience maybe ?

Or remote work has not gone far enough.

Well his ears won't be ringing, and bones ache from machine vibration at the end of the day. And If there's equipment damage, no people will be injured. Total win.

“Remote working has gone too far...” how far was the excavation site to his home?

Not really: - The drivers aren't in the truck if there's a problem or an accident, risk to driver and therefore potential payout from the mine is mitigated. - It costs less to have the driver come to an office in the city than fly him to the mine. Australia has the most expensive flights per KM in the world. - Because of this the driver isn't forced to do 12 hour shift, reducing the likelihood of tiredness and an accident. - The driver can go home at the end off the shift and not to a camp site for 2 out of 3 weeks. - Less resources needed to transfer food, water, infrastructure to the mine. - Huge cost savings for the mine, better work environment for the driver. Win Win.

His job will be one of the first to be replaced by AI.. Its the closest step, am I wrong?