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One thing I always find chilling about stories like these is the description of work - specifically, how easily it can be automated. Very few people in western
by tziki 9y ago
One thing I always find chilling about stories like these is the description of work - specifically, how easily it can be automated. Very few people in western countries depend on jobs like these, but your average Chinese doesn't have much padding against automation taking away this type of jobs. Articles like these make me feel very lucky to have been born into a country which gives me enough opportunities to pad myself against obsolescence.
- codyb 9y agoI wouldn't say very few, driving is a large portion of many breadwinners duties whether they're cab drivers or truck drivers and those jobs will very shortly in the grand scheme of things be automated out. Tellers, and clerks are another big group of people who might be hit pretty hard by automation.
- rubidium 9y agoIf the automated checkout at the grocery is any indication, truckers will be ok :)
- colejohnson66 9y ago> truckers You mean checkers? Because with self driving cars somewhere around the corner, I could see truckers getting replaced with self driving trucks sometime in the future.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoI've been using automated checkout at Ralph's for a year now, couldn't be happier.
- nomel 9y ago> how easily it can be automated You're correct. Here's a story of them replacing 60,000 people in one factory. Just incredible! http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36376966 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36376966