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> This is a lie. It's a prediction about the future. The fact that you have a contradictory prediction about the future (layoffs and a new wave of unemployment

> This is a lie. It's a prediction about the future. The fact that you have a contradictory prediction about the future (layoffs and a new wave of unemployment) doesn't mean that people who put forth the opposing view are lying. Unless you have a functioning crystal ball, only time will tell which view is correct. There have been plenty of examples of such innovations over the past century or more (dating back at least to the cotton gin) which have obviated certain manual labor and arguably have ultimately (directly or indirectly) freed up workers for more creative/skilled tasks. But somehow you're able to confidently assert that such a prediction in this case is a lie?

oliveira12345 12y ago
I did not intended to address the people with opposing views - I meant to addressed the arguments and tried to do so. I believe in respecting all opinions, the article is very interesting and the discussion spinning around it is a sign of its relevance. There are contradictions in the prediction (even if it becomes true or not in the future) * Why would a factory, built upon a big number of low-skilled workers, would need a big number of creative-skilled workers ?? Why would the factory pay the extensive formation necessary to transform "low-skilled" into "high-skilled" workers ?? Would they all become proeficient new professionals, or possess the necessary educative background and personal vocation to become skilled workers in a different career path ?? What would they do in their new role ?? It seems a contradiction, and contains the illusion that there will be better jobs for all the workers, when there is a serious and (most) probable risk of ending up with the opposite effect: a new wave of unemployment. With that clear, I do hope your prediction becomes true and all jobs do become better. I just have a have a hard time imagining the world going down that path. > There have been plenty of examples of such innovations over the past century Could you share some info about them? Would help understand your point of view

oliveira12345 12y ago

I did not intended to address the people with opposing views - I meant to addressed the arguments and tried to do so. I believe in respecting all opinions, the article is very interesting and the discussion spinning around it is a sign of its relevance. There are contradictions in the prediction (even if it becomes true or not in the future) * Why would a factory, built upon a big number of low-skilled workers, would need a big number of creative-skilled workers ?? Why would the factory pay the extensive formation necessary to transform "low-skilled" into "high-skilled" workers ?? Would they all become proeficient new professionals, or possess the necessary educative background and personal vocation to become skilled workers in a different career path ?? What would they do in their new role ?? It seems a contradiction, and contains the illusion that there will be better jobs for all the workers, when there is a serious and (most) probable risk of ending up with the opposite effect: a new wave of unemployment. With that clear, I do hope your prediction becomes true and all jobs do become better. I just have a have a hard time imagining the world going down that path. > There have been plenty of examples of such innovations over the past century Could you share some info about them? Would help understand your point of view