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The entire value proposition of the computer industry is the automation of decisions and knowledge work. We are and always have been in the business of automati
by tptacek 5mo ago
The entire value proposition of the computer industry is the automation of decisions and knowledge work. We are and always have been in the business of automating away people's jobs.
- contagiousflow 5mo agoI reckon we agree more than we disagree, but there is a dichotomy of expansive and contractive technologies. Much of the computer industry has given more agency, choice, and knowledge to people.
- tptacek 5mo agoThat's not in tension with the fact that computers have displaced enormous numbers of jobs. The pitch has always been that the displacement is accompanied by new opportunities elsewhere in the economy.