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> Folks said the same thing before for every industrial revolution. I'd like to see more facts than religion on this matter. I agree with you that the "jobs ar
by lbrandy 9y ago
> Folks said the same thing before for every industrial revolution. I'd like to see more facts than religion on this matter.
I agree with you that the "jobs are running out" is an argument that requires evidence, given its history of being wrong, but there are good reasons to believe it's going to be true, eventually. To be clear "because it's never happened before" is -also- an argument that's always right, until its wrong.
For example, if you look at the list of most widely held jobs that don't require a college degree and pay middle class salary. It's a rapidly dwindling list and has been declining for a long time. Of the ones that employ many of people, there's basically one left: truck driver. That's the reason that the rise of automated automobiles is coinciding with this conversation.
- mi100hael 9y agoI don't think that argument holds true for anything other than "automated-away factory worker." There is an increasing demand for most trade jobs like plumbers & electricians as boomers start to retire and fewer people are entering the trades. Someone's always going to have to be there to run wiring in a new building or hook up the gas line when you buy a new stove.
- gremlinsinc 9y agoThis is something a robot could eventually do, I don't see any reason a bot can't fix plumbing issues... It'll start out as a bot that goes in and sprays something on pipes to repair them, or goes into the drains itself and drills out muck to clear clogs, then the bots will show up via delivery drone and be able to do all that on their own without a plumber, and you just ship back when the issue is fixed...