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"By 2050 a new class of people might emerge – the useless class. People who are not just unemployed, but unemployable" This class is already beginning to exist
by unabridged 9y ago
"By 2050 a new class of people might emerge – the useless class. People who are not just unemployed, but unemployable"
This class is already beginning to exist right now. In 30 years it might be half the population.
- adrianN 9y agoThat class always existed. It just used to be limited to the old, crippled and mentally ill.
- zxcmx 9y agoCareful, without going all "pc brigade" on you, none of those things make a person "useless".
- adrianN 9y agoIt does for the definition of "useless" that the article uses: not employable.
- zxcmx 9y agoIf you believe a person being old, "crippled" (I suppose you mean living with a physical disability) or living with a mental illness means they are unemployable then not only are you wrong, you could easily create a bunch of legal trouble if you are involved in hiring decisions. Also, if you genuinely have never worked with anyone in the classes you listed, I personally think you're missing out on some valuable perspectives.
- mathgeek 9y agoIn the context of "unemployable" it certainly used to. Modern laws are great, but it used to be the exception that folks in those groups were hired in large numbers.