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I think "people who just say "technology is destroying jobs"" should just be ignored, like their predecessors were when they decried plant robotics replacing as
by abbasmehdi 14y ago
I think "people who just say "technology is destroying jobs"" should just be ignored, like their predecessors were when they decried plant robotics replacing assembly line workers.
This is the circle of life, just like the newest wave of immigrants takes the shittiest jobs in the economy, the shittiest (mindless) jobs in the economy are eaten up by technology. This has been going on in this country (US) since the beginning of the industrial revolution.
P.S. Great article btw.
- Sambdala 14y agoThis was basically my point. I enjoyed the article, but I think arguing against the point without questioning the underlying assumptions takes effort and attention away from building the future rather than reassuring those who are scared of it.