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On the contrary, I think anyone who is thinking seriously about automation acknowledges that their job is on the list, especially for a lot of software work lik
by ewzimm 12y ago
On the contrary, I think anyone who is thinking seriously about automation acknowledges that their job is on the list, especially for a lot of software work like debugging, updating libraries, refactoring code, etc. There's nothing wrong with that. Automation means more free time to do things people actually enjoy, but only if we properly distribute the benefits. The challenge is not to prevent automation of any kind of work but rather to ensure that people are fairly compensated for that automation and all the benefits don't go to the people at the top.
- abakker 12y agoThis. I'm glad some people see this as a problem. We can only automate so far without providing credits, or redistributing wealth to some degree. If we decrease the number of jobs, and don't make any attempt to provide those "left out" of the economy with a reasonable income, we're going to systematically lower Aggregate Demand in our economy. There is no stimulus package that can effectively combat consistently falling Aggregate Demand.
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