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He really means 2 billion jobs to shift by 2030. Sure, a lot of people will need to learn to adapt and learn new skills, but most of them are not going to be ou
by jakeonthemove 15y ago
He really means 2 billion jobs to shift by 2030. Sure, a lot of people will need to learn to adapt and learn new skills, but most of them are not going to be out of work.
Take 3D printers - they're nowhere near as good as everyone thinks. You don't just load metal powder, print your stuff and ship it. You still need to prepare the stuff, treat the materials, color them, do quality control and do other stuff - all of which requires hands (and not the robot kind, either)...
Maybe the mainstream media should be asked to report on some good stuff, too, instead of all the doom and gloom - I'm pretty sure that's a major reason why people are scared, desperate and start rioting in streets...
Greece is an interesting example - those people have two choices - bailout and buy more time for making things better or be out of jobs and with no pension - they choose the latter because they think that the "banker overlords will screw us over" - the heck does that even mean?
- fennecfoxen 15y ago"Hands, and not the robot kind either?" Why not use the robot kind? You're already investing in a fair little bit of capital. As a 3-D printing factory scales up, why wouldn't they invest in additional automation for handling materials that may products have in common?
- jakeonthemove 15y agoTrue, it's possible to do it (the ABB Frida is the first thing that comes to mind - it's pretty damn impressive, just needs a set of legs/wheels), but setting everything up will most likely be more expensive than just hiring people, at least by 2030...