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RE: Will We See The Start Of Technological Unemployment? Job Losses Could Mount In 2018...
Its pretty sad to ponder this idea. And lets call it what it is, computers are replacing human beings. I think the media likes to use the terms "AI" or "Bots" because its easier for humans to accept. But quite frankly programmed computers is how it should be referenced. But my comment was not to argue about semantics but rather the reasoning behind this. . .As long as we are driven by excess, greed, and the need for increased profits/bottom line, then there will always be a lean towards higher productivity, cheap labor. Wealth distribution is at its worst in history and will continue to destroy the middle class leaving 2 classes. Wealthy and Poor. IMHO, this is truly the direction we are heading, at least in the USA.
Nice post, btw. I always like reading what you have to say. Keep it up and Steem on!
You get an upvote and resteem from the dawg
Actually, if we want to take it a step further, it is software that is replacing people. For 3 decades we witnessed the jobs in the manufacturing sector destroyed by technology (contrary to the propaganda put out that it was China and Mexico which took all the jobs). Now, we are going to see the same thing happen in the white collar sector. The problem that society has it is a much easier to write software to automate a white collar job than it is to create robotics with the dexterity to do what human workers do.
This is why the speed of things is really going to be outrageous. The next 3 years are going to wipe out so many jobs that society wont know what hit them.