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>I disagree. I'm not sure with what, we're both saying the same thing. ;-) I haven't read too much of it yet but your link looks very interesting, thanks!
by owenmarshall 12y ago
>I disagree.
I'm not sure with what, we're both saying the same thing. ;-)
I haven't read too much of it yet but your link looks very interesting, thanks!
- TeMPOraL 12y agoWell I understood that Seth was saying that politicians can decide to stop job automation or let it happen. I believe that they can't; they have far too little influence to stop a force this strong.
- owenmarshall 12y agoThat's not how I understood it, and not at all how I think he intended it to be read. His statement is that a question that sets "automation means less jobs which is bad!" against "automation means more and better jobs which is good!" is improper. Automation will change the job landscape - that's an objective statement, and we've been living it so far. Whether we make it a positive change and end up with Russell's "idle utopia" or a negative change and end up in some horrific dystopia is entirely up to our response.