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> When was the last time we saw the most common job on the brink of being wiped out? A couple of hundred years ago. And not just the most common job, but the j
by randomdata 10y ago
> When was the last time we saw the most common job on the brink of being wiped out?
A couple of hundred years ago. And not just the most common job, but the job that was employing 90% of the labour force at the time. For comparison, transport truck driver accounts for just 1.5% of the labour force in Canada.
> Even if tech continues to grow and add jobs, will it surpass the loss from the trucking and transportation industry?
Yes. I struggle to believe we've reached the pinnacle of human achievement. Do you think the last time we went through this that people were sitting around thinking that the internet will provide jobs in the future? I'll be amazed if they even grasped that an internet could be possible. The jobs that will need to be done are things we cannot even dream of right now. If we could dream of them, we'd already be doing it.