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Yes, jobs have changed throughout history. People have to learn new skills or get trained in new fields. There is no other way. Hopefully this time it can mean
by mercurysmessage 9y ago
Yes, jobs have changed throughout history. People have to learn new skills or get trained in new fields. There is no other way. Hopefully this time it can mean better work for more people again but that is yet to be seen.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y agoOf course they've changed throughout history, but not always at the breakneck pace we're seeing today. And tbh people don't want to be retrained, people want stable jobs. We're looking at a future where some may need to be "reskilled" more than once and that's not politically feasible. >There is no other way. Yes, there is, a curtailing of globalization. In fact, I would say that our current way is just about the only way we can't continue. The article is about this exact feeling of inevitability. Globalization is not inevitable. A return to a time of nationalism and tarriffs is certainly possible. And unless those of us who are made relatively better-off by trade figure out a way to make the worse-off benefit too, there will be a political backlash which threatens the whole picture (see Brexit, Trump & the growth in socialist movements).
- mercurysmessage 9y agoIt certainly is possible to return to Nationalism and tariffs. Tariffs are, acceptable in my opinion but nationalism certainly is not. Nationalism breeds a certain type of hatred of which I can not stand.
- whataretensors 9y agoYou can likely learn new skills easily - so can I. It's like being tall in a way. Some people aren't tall. They are going to suffer.