The question isn't whether people will "do different jobs than they did before." The question is whether any of these "different jobs" will not be low-skill, lo

The question isn't whether people will "do different jobs than they did before." The question is whether any of these "different jobs" will not be low-skill, low-paying service jobs. Basically, the argument that employment is being eliminated by this "software eating the world" trend is oversimplified and a bit hasty, but give it time...[1] But in any case, the argument that employment is being polarized seems unassailable.[2][3][4] Basic income is one solution. Unionizing those shitty Starbucks/McDonald's/Walmart jobs is another, although I personally prefer basic income since it covers the entire economy. [1] http://jacobinmag.com/2011/12/four-futures/ http://jacobinmag.com/2011/12/four-futures/ (kudos to another commenter who reminded me of this fantastic article by posting it elsewhere in the thread) [2] http://www.frbsf.org/economics/conferences/0311/alm-skillcontent-qje.pdf http://www.frbsf.org/economics/conferences/0311/alm-skillcon... [3] http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/rise-of-the-robots/ http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/rise-of-the-robo... [4] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/28/how-the-recession-turned-middle-class-jobs-into-low-wage-jobs/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/28/h...