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I came across this very relevant article earlier today: "Computers Don't Kill Jobs, People Do: Technology and Power in the Workplace"[0] It was written in 1996
by benjaminjosephw 6y ago
I came across this very relevant article earlier today: "Computers Don't Kill Jobs, People Do: Technology and Power in the Workplace"[0]
It was written in 1996 but many of the observations affirm these trend:
> Technology undoubtedly contributes to productivity, which should, of course, make more available to all. But buried (not too deeply) in the very innovations that increase productive capacity of the workforce are factors that serve to deny the workforce the bargaining power to gain their share of the output.
It argues that the people who drive innovation and technological advancement in the workplace tend to do so for the benefit of a small minority (i.e. the owners/buyers rather than the worker/users) which itself contributes to an increasing inequality of power.
[0] - https://www.jstor.org/stable/1047971 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1047971