> I don't get why everything always needs to be so polarized. It is polarized since people are looking at how it may affect themselves rather than society as a

> I don't get why everything always needs to be so polarized. It is polarized since people are looking at how it may affect themselves rather than society as a whole. If there a 10% job loss is projected over their working life, they are concerned that they will be in the 10%. Even if their job is secure, they may be concerned that the threat of automation or displaced workers from other fields will force their wages to stagnate or decline. It is difficult to argue these worries away since they affect individuals and no one knows how automation will affect any given person in the long term. Granted, some of the concerns are about the nature of the job rather than the material loss. Consider something like teaching, where there will be no real substitute for people in the foreseeable future. That being said, what teachers do will change. There will be more emphasis on technical skills and technologically mediated communications. In a profession which attracts people who want to help others, the increasing role of automation will likely be seen as a drawback rather than a benefit.