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Only one paragraph seems to be directly related to the headline: > I think that the next backlash is going to be against technology. We’ve seen the backlash a
by manfredo 8y ago
Only one paragraph seems to be directly related to the headline:
> I think that the next backlash is going to be against technology. We’ve seen the backlash against globalization. If anything, the dislocations and the adverse labor market implications of artificial intelligence, automation, new digital technologies—the impacts of those will be even larger. If we persist on a path that is creating highly divided societies, in terms of income and social status, in terms of who gets access to the political system, I think the pitchforks, to use your term, might be coming out for technology, and that would obviously be both economically and politically very dangerous.
What would trigger the proverbial pitchforks to come out? Unemployment is one, but unemployment has continued to stay low despite the economy becoming more automated. Generally speaking, automation displaces specific fields of work but does not case greater unemployment in aggregate. I think the perception that some companies, especially big social platforms, are politically manipulating content or consistently enforcing rules in a partisan manner is another factor that could elicit the brandishing of pitchforks - hopefully in a metaphorical sense. My last answer would be egregious violation of privacy but hack after hack happens and leak after leak happens with only short-term outrage - so I don't think this is a concern.
In conclusion, I'm still not sure what kind of issue would most feasibly trigger a backlash against technology. Not to mention, I think phrasing this as a backlash "against technology" is too broad to be effective. Most people when they think of "technology" think FAANG, self driving cars, and social media. That's really just a fraction of "technology".