"That doesn't seem like a particularly big deal however (at least half of the problem is convincing people that they need to keep learning)." Once you get olde

"That doesn't seem like a particularly big deal however (at least half of the problem is convincing people that they need to keep learning)." Once you get older you quickly learn that constant learning doesn't necessarily help you that much on the job market. And most of us need a job with income for most of our life. Add the trend towards income inequality where most of society's economical progress goes to the top and I think people should be concerned about their future. It's easy to imagine a future where a lot of work is automated but instead of making life better for everyone society is split up in a few "haves" and a lot of people who are viewed as "useless".