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Why would the tech firms be responsible for jobs lost to technology? They are the ones having to hire people to create all that neat technology. The blame fall
by revelation 12y ago
Why would the tech firms be responsible for jobs lost to technology? They are the ones having to hire people to create all that neat technology.
The blame falls with the firms that use technology to cut out whole job titles from their operation.
It is upon them and primarily politicians to ensure that the gains from technology benefit all people in less time spent working and a guaranteed base level of living that is certainly well above what we have now in social security.
- sgift 12y agoI didn't force someone to use the gun/atomic bomb/Sarin/..., I just produced it. A simplistic defense often used in such circumstances.
- jnbiche 12y ago> The blame falls with the firms that use technology to cut out whole job titles from their operation. That's just passing the buck. It's on both parties, creator and user, to find a solution. Did you think no one would use the technology that allowed them to cut jobs?
- gaius 12y ago... Except that they are specifically not hiring people. An Uber driver is not an employee with all the protection and rights afforded employees. An AirBnB host, is not an employee either. This is not just about tech automating jobs away, it's about it facilitating a race to the bottom.