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The entirety of technology/engineering/materials advances over the last thousands years has had the net effect of making certain jobs obsolete or least needed i
by modoc 10y ago
The entirety of technology/engineering/materials advances over the last thousands years has had the net effect of making certain jobs obsolete or least needed in much smaller numbers. Buggy whip makers being the oft-cited example, but dyers, seamstresses, thatchers, brick makers, carpenters, etc... Automation, efficiency improvements, and material/product longevity increases all dramatically change the job landscape. And yet we're still employing the majority of an ever-expanding population. Things seem to simply shift around....
- lanestp 10y agoThe problem right now is the jobs aren't shifting. Chronic unemployment is the norm for young people and less educated older workers. We are automating WAY faster than new jobs can be created.
- modoc 10y agoThat seems to be untrue. Global and US unemployment rates are either normal or better than usual (looking over the past 10, 20, or 100 years). http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-economy-employment-idUSKCN0UX2PD http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-economy-employment-... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gworxUlu27o/VPmu_-G-ykI/AAAAAAAAikE/ovom3v9-2IY/s1600/UnemployFeb2015.PNG http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gworxUlu27o/VPmu_-G-ykI/AAAAAAAAik... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/US_Unemployment_1890-2009.gif https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/US_Unemp... etc...