Comment Two centuries of job destruction (Score 2) 58
aaaaaand we move one step closer to a world where everything is done by machines.
What do we do when anything that isn't "art" is doable by (non-human) automotons?
The good answer would be "relax and let our robot slaves do everything" but realistically, with our current social, political, and economic systems, soemonwe would own the machines and make all the money while the masses would be left to pursue an ever-diminishing job pool.
Name a job that cannot be done by robots and software....one day your answer will be wrong.
MIlitary? nope. we have predator-like systems that are automated and even use facial recognition software to pre-authorize a "kill-shot"
Manufacturing? 3d printers.
CAD design? not too l.ong before computer-aided becomes computer-run.
Not that this is the best topic to rant on, but the japanese have nurse and childcare robots, right?
If I recall, there's even a programming language written by a computer.
politicians are talking about job creation when nearly every scientific and business researcher out there is actively engaged in the pursuit of job destruction and has been for nearly two centuries.
How can we continue to base an economy off the idea that everyone should attempt to be gainfully employed when we continue to replace every possible job with automation?