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>Not everyone can become a computer programmer, genetic counselor, or startup CEO; a whole lot of Mead’s “ordinary people” will be stripped of their jobs and le

by jere 14y ago

>Not everyone can become a computer programmer, genetic counselor, or startup CEO; a whole lot of Mead’s “ordinary people” will be stripped of their jobs and left behind in debt, poverty, and despair. So basically if you're reading HN, the title probably doesn't apply to you.

eCa 14y ago
> So basically if you're reading HN, the title probably doesn't apply to you. Maybe not directly, but a large chunk of todays employees suddenly doing unnecessary work will cause troubles for all.
jiggy2011 14y ago
You aren't totally safe as a programmer either. As software improves, each piece of software can take care of a wider number of people's needs. For example in ~2001 setting up an ecommerce website probably involved hiring a web developer, setting up an email system for business probably meant hiring an IT consultant. Now shopify and google apps etc greatly reduce these sorts of needs. You also have ever expanding and improving open source solutions devouring categories of software.