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Feb 18, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
I have heard that in the coming decades more and more jobs are going to be in danger of automation. I don't know if that's true or not, but if it is, what's going to happen to all of the people who are out of a job? Sure, maybe they can just go and get a new job, but what if those jobs end up getting automated? Perhaps there are certain fields and careers that can't be automated, at least in the near future, but are there really enough of those to go around? Like, can we really expect everyone to become an astrophysicist or a doctor?

People have said that new jobs will simply be created. But what kind of new jobs? And will enough of them be created?

One solution I've heard is basic income, which I guess is when we all just get phat paychecks from the gubment. But I have no idea if that would work. But on the other hand, I know of no alternatives. Are there alternatives? And how would they work? Do we just create a bunch of bullshit jobs?

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