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>"This is when I realised that the old myth of "as old jobs disappear new ones will take their place" wasn't true. The company had no intention of generating ne
by tatsuke95 15y ago
>"This is when I realised that the old myth of "as old jobs disappear new ones will take their place" wasn't true. The company had no intention of generating new work"
The jobs are very unlikely to be created at the point of elimination. The theory is that the jobs will be created somewhere else. And remember, somewhere else is now global.
- ArtB 15y agoAlso, no one says the job will be at a comparable skill-level. The jobs that are often created are much more technologically sophisticated so that those who lose them have no where to go while those well off merely get more employment options. My genuine concern is that the jobs that can provide people with just a decent lifestyle are beyond the mental talents of many people.
- Drbble 15y agoSocial welfare/workfare for mentally talentless. Is there anything morally objectionable to paying a living wage for menial. There will always be plenty of low value work to to (cleaning, beautifying, entertaining) Involuntary unemployment would not exist if wages were higher. And if machines are doing so much for us, we can afford to "overpay "