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None of what I am about to write is groundbreaking or new thought. More likely than not, it already has been discussed from various perspectives usually when pe
by A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 2y ago
None of what I am about to write is groundbreaking or new thought. More likely than not, it already has been discussed from various perspectives usually when people are accused of being luddites or a question of impact of automation on society comes along.
Industrial revolutions ( as there were several including few not listed in the first wiki entry like green revolution [2] or whatever computer revolution ended up being called)[1] at this core did a lot of things, but in just about every instance the major leap came with a social upheavals[3] even if, eventually, new normal was found. Not surprisingly, related major changes in living conditions also spawned new attempts at governing humans ( socialism and its offspring ).
All this simple background to say the following, those industrial revolutions changed only a facet of the existing social structure. 100% unemployment would likely implode existing social order. The tension resulting from it would quickly become uncontrollable unless quickly channeled, negated, or absorbed..
As you can likely tell, I am pretty pessimistic about our future as a species.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution
[3]https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/british-history/industrial-revolution/protests-riots-conspiracies-industrial-age/ https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/british-history/industr...