Automation thought leaders have become an echo chamber divorced from the reality of problem solving. I rarely see discussion of concrete steps to take to automa

Automation thought leaders have become an echo chamber divorced from the reality of problem solving. I rarely see discussion of concrete steps to take to automate something, only fluffy high level conversation about impacts should a vague widespread automation rapidly occur. Meanwhile, the hardest problems are still out there and it's impossible to determine impact without knowing what those problems are and basic steps to automating them. That said, there are broader trends that can be studied and discussed, like the impact of the industrial revolution on the world wars, global trade, etc. But those are academic in nature and don't directly indicate investment potential, so tend to stay in academia.