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I think this time is different because the rate at which technology can improve is growing increasingly fast and society/people's ability to change is not incre
by wpasc 8y ago
I think this time is different because the rate at which technology can improve is growing increasingly fast and society/people's ability to change is not increasing at a commensurate rate.
- nradov 8y agoYou can't extrapolate the rate of technology improvement based on current trends. It may slow down in the future. For example we're already hitting serious obstacles in basic physics when it comes to semiconductors.
- losteric 8y agoThe change is also changing. The first waves of automation reduced demand for brute and repetitive physical labor - almost everyone impacted was eligible for the less physical jobs made available by automation. This move towards automating thinking will not follow the same trend.