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The technology kills jobs argument is so fucking stupid it's unbelievable, in 1700 we had 600 million people. Fast forward to 2015, we have 7 billion people the
by fleitz 11y ago
The technology kills jobs argument is so fucking stupid it's unbelievable, in 1700 we had 600 million people. Fast forward to 2015, we have 7 billion people the vast majority who are employed.
If technology killed jobs we'd have like 100 million people working instead of 6 billion workers.
- cellularmitosis 11y agoOn a long enough timeline, technology will absolutely kill all jobs. That's ideal. Once we have fusion and replicators, why would anyone want a job? The question is, can our society survive the awkward transition period to post-scarcity, or will we crumble in civil wars and uprisings before we reach the goal of 100% unemployment?
- cgm616 11y agoThat's assuming that the vast majority of employment can be automated away at a low cost at this point in time. Which isn't true. Even if it can be in the US or other developed countries, that in no way applies to everywhere.