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What are these jobs that you think will resist robotic automation, and how many of them will there be? Realistically a small percentage of people will ever be p
by pje 9y ago
What are these jobs that you think will resist robotic automation, and how many of them will there be? Realistically a small percentage of people will ever be programmers in our society; we just don't need that many.
Look, we're entering a period of history where the number of tasks requiring human labor will only keep decreasing. This will lead to a growing class of people for whom the labor market cannot provide a basic standard of living.
If a stronger welfare state isn't the answer to that problem, I've yet to hear what is, exactly.
- saas_co_de 9y ago> we're entering a period of history where the number of tasks requiring human labor will only keep decreasing I think we have been in that period of history for almost 100 years now.
- Caveman_Coder 9y ago> "What are these jobs that you think will resist robotic automation, and how many of them will there be?" Trades like plumbing, electrician, lineman, P&C technician, mechanic, power plant operator, transmission/distribution operator, welder, etc...
- pje 9y agoHow many more plumbers and electricians do you think we need? I see no reason to think that the supply of those trade jobs in the labor market would increase to match the demand caused by automation layoffs. (Also, what makes those jobs impervious to automation?)