My fear is that the driver behind this is widespread WFH due to COVID-19. Assessing "worker productivity" is hard for all but the most simple jobs, but the des

My fear is that the driver behind this is widespread WFH due to COVID-19. Assessing "worker productivity" is hard for all but the most simple jobs, but the desire to do so, I reckon, is buried deep within each mind of the pointy-haired. The unfortunate reality of the situation is that so-called "bullshit jobs" form the basis for the only system approximating UBI in the US, so movement in this space will further erode what remains of the American middle class… … and AI will grind it down to the nub.