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Even if this time isn't different, "luddites of every generation" are not always wrong about short term effects. It's not acceptable to say "most people without
by burkaman 10y ago
Even if this time isn't different, "luddites of every generation" are not always wrong about short term effects. It's not acceptable to say "most people without college educations are probably going to be screwed over, but it should all work out eventually". In the past, technological advancement has changed jobs rather than eliminating them, but life also sucked for most workers in the past.
Basically what I mean is that you shouldn't look at the Industrial Revolution and think "that went great, no need to worry". This time should be different, because we can learn from history and not just stand back and hope for the best.
- johngalt 10y agoIt is true that in some cases there are short term negatives for a small group of people within a specific trade. In exchange there are large benefits to society as a whole. Large enough to outweigh even the small groups inconvenience. I.E. I would rather be a permanently unemployed dock worker today, than a gainfully employed dock worker in 1900. There is certainly an argument to be made regarding the pace of change, and retraining/educational opportunities. But the automation driven job-pocalypse just isn't going to happen.