There are also people who are over the age of 40 and already don't have jobs, or never had jobs. Some of them might get jobs created by tech. Are they in some w

There are also people who are over the age of 40 and already don't have jobs, or never had jobs. Some of them might get jobs created by tech. Are they in some way less deserving? Do people who once had a job have a god given right to keep it? I don't think so but maybe you disagree. Either way, let's dispense with this idea that we only care about jobs at an individual level, clearly this is a discussion about jobs in aggregate. I don't think either one of us is talking about our own personal jobs right now. Economic transitions are always painful, but economic stasis is also painful. Pick your poison, that's why it's called the dismal science. Finally, as I've mentioned elsewhere in the thread I think you're several miss-attributing recent political "consequences" if you think they're due to automation of jobs.