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> I don't think becoming less automated to save jobs is any less of a pipe dream. It may seem inevitable. Until you have an entire generation of the work force
by treehau5 10y ago
> I don't think becoming less automated to save jobs is any less of a pipe dream.
It may seem inevitable. Until you have an entire generation of the work force put out of work. Then the only thing that will be inevitable will be civil war. We always need to have work for people to do. It's fundamental to our nature. It's the modern expression of hunter/gathering.
- vinay427 10y agoBut there's no real precedent for an entire society needing few workers, so I'm not sure that either of us could guess with any certainty what would happen. I'm not saying things will work out, but it's never been tried to the best of my knowledge.
- treehau5 10y agoYeah, I don't mean this disrespectfully, but that's probably one of the worst rationales for trying something, at least for something important as this.
- vinay427 10y agoI agree. I'm not the one trying to change the status quo. I'm not actively invested in this cause because I don't see clear dangers yet. Jobs are naturally becoming more automated by nature of productivity and efficiency, so if you want to prevent that you need to make a stronger case than "it may not work because we've never done it before".