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No, the point is that we focus too much on the downside. We should be happy that there's lower demand for blood transfusions due to improved medical techniques
by ianferrel 12y ago
No, the point is that we focus too much on the downside.
We should be happy that there's lower demand for blood transfusions due to improved medical techniques, but we're just lamenting the lost jobs in the industry.
Just like we should be happy that self-driving cars are going to mean more leisure time, safer streets, and lower transportation costs, but we spent a lot of time worrying about people who currently drive cars for a living. Obviously, we should care about those people, but we shouldn't let a minor loss overshadow a major gain.
- eropple 12y agoHow much of that is the precondition for that progress (which, mind you, I'm 100% behind) being economic harm to other people? My guess is that with a stronger social net you'd see fewer doom-and-gloom articles about this sort of progress.
- ianferrel 12y agoI think that's probably true. I also think that there will be more political will for a stronger safety net as technology displaces more jobs. And there'll be more wealth to support it. It'll be rough for a while, but things will turn out ok.