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The same arguments presented by the article could be applied equally to the fate of farmers after the mechanization of farming. A mechanically inclined boy in a
by john_b 12y ago
The same arguments presented by the article could be applied equally to the fate of farmers after the mechanization of farming. A mechanically inclined boy in a rural area is now more likely to grow up and become a tractor mechanic than a farmer.
There is an interesting story underneath this article about how technology displaces people and changes how society sees them (and how they see themselves). But that story isn't told. Instead a bunch of navel gazing about Silicon Valley gender inequities steals the focus.
- humanrebar 12y ago> There is an interesting story underneath this article about how technology displaces people and changes how society sees them It seems to me that these sorts of services just increase liquidity in the market for menial office work (data entry, etc.). In this case, the supply (of people willing to scan books) far outstrips the demand, so the work is boring and commands low wages. But maybe it beats telemarketing. The real story here is that this change is happening so quickly. If the journalists out there want to help low-skilled but otherwise intelligent people out, they will educate the public on the larger trend (careers based on routine and repetitive work are going away) instead of jumping into polemics.