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I think it's pretty clear that the shift from agri->factories will be mirrored by the shift from factories->unemployment. There's simply nothing left for unedu
by debacle 15y ago
I think it's pretty clear that the shift from agri->factories will be mirrored by the shift from factories->unemployment.
There's simply nothing left for uneducated people to do. The service economy is a myth.
- _delirium 15y agoIn that case, it's not clear to me how we'll "all, collectively, lead better lives", unless we transition to a much stronger welfare state, like in one of those sci-fi utopias where everyone's basic needs (food/shelter/healthcare) are taken care of by robots, and you only need to work if you want luxuries or feel a particular inner drive to do so. If, on the other hand, we have a proportion of people doing quite well, and a large number of people unemployed in slums, that seems not too good as a collective outcome.
- debacle 15y agoI think we're seeing option #2 right now. Unfortunately we'll probably be here for a while before we get to see option #1.
- reinhardt 15y agoWhat makes you optimistic that we will get to see #1 at some point?
- fumar 15y agoVery much like Asimov's "The Naked Sun." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Sun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Sun
- moocow01 15y agoLets also consider that there is no such thing as "uneducated" Everyone has different forms of education they may just not materialize into having capital letters after their name. What we need to be thinking about is how to mend the system to better prepare and incentive people to work on whatever problems society deems to be worthy. That may be through formal education programs or it may be through something completely different.