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Technological progress can be deceiving like that.

• yters 7y ago
  how are they worse off?
  • oldsklgdfth 7y ago
    I don't think you can compare on average someone today with someone from 40 years ago and reach a conclusion of which is better. I would say that prospects are always better for those that command expertise in the technology of the day. Ex: A developer has much better prospects today than in the past. A library probably has the same prospects now as then.
    • yters 7y ago
      Barrier to entry for coding is very low. Even working as a burger flipper they can get a degree, move up the management chain, etc. A couple generations ago people were starving and out of work due to the great depression. We had a recession in 2008, and had no where near the same impact. Just more people on welfare, and people lost money on houses. Plus, everyone always can be an entrepreneur, which is the source of all our current wealth anyways.
      • thisismyswamp 7y ago
        > Barrier to entry for coding is very low. no it isn't > Even working as a burger flipper they can get a degree did you get a degree while working a full time job? > everyone always can be an entrepreneur no they can't
        • yters 7y ago
          I appreciate your carefully argued counter points.