200 years is over an order of magnitude longer than the time people typically predict we have left before robots "take all our jobs", which is usually like 5 or

200 years is over an order of magnitude longer than the time people typically predict we have left before robots "take all our jobs", which is usually like 5 or 10 years [1]. It is also several times longer than it takes each time for the economy get better, unemployment to fall, and this fear to subside, as demonstrated by the article. This suggests that the current rise in fear will likely reverse long before it becomes any more of a problem than it was the previous many times. That's the point of the article. What's your point? Why is it relevant to compare against whatever arbitrary definition of "human history" you chose? (Since the "civilization"? Since the Agricultural Revolution? Homo sapiens? Homo erectus?) [1]: e.g. http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/robot-may-take-your-job-next-few-years-n499556 http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/robot-may-take-your-jo...