An article in the Economist, On "bullshit jobs", refers to On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs . Getting past the commentary on current jobs, the issue is a future defined by the rise of sophisticated automation ... eliminating whole categories of jobs and leading to significant pressures on existing social structure. I found a new concept ... "capital-biased technological change" Some of the other links mentioned and worth a look are Inequality in the Robot Future and Welcome, Robot Overlords. Please don't Fire Us? .
Maybe best summed up in a supposed exchange between Henry Ford II and Walter Reuther, referenced in another Economist article, Difference Engine: Luddite Legacy
Henry Ford II: Walter, how are you going to get those robots to pay your union dues?
Walter Reuther: Henry, how are you going to get them to buy your cars?
* The lily reference is all about the difficulties humans and thus societies have in understanding and dealing with exponential growth.
Maybe best summed up in a supposed exchange between Henry Ford II and Walter Reuther, referenced in another Economist article, Difference Engine: Luddite Legacy
Henry Ford II: Walter, how are you going to get those robots to pay your union dues?
Walter Reuther: Henry, how are you going to get them to buy your cars?
* The lily reference is all about the difficulties humans and thus societies have in understanding and dealing with exponential growth.
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