Post by joshmnky on Feb 20, 2013 15:31:49 GMT -5
We all know that some time in the future most human labor will become obsolete, replaced by far more cost-effective machines. Questions persist, however, as to when this will happen, what our economy be like afterward, and how rough the transition will be. A hint to the answer of first question has recently been given by a company named Momentum Machines. Their product has the potential to get rid of one of the most common minimum wage jobs.
I personally think this will lead to a better future, where people don't have to spend half their lives performing strenuous repetitive labor. However, the timing of Momentum's product tells me that the transition to a utopian economy will be long and rough, dystopian rough. Our technology is advancing far faster than our government, and that can't be good. The US, I believe, will be hit harder than most thanks to our high income disparity and a culture of branding any new economic plan as communistic and evil.
What are your thoughts on automation and the potential for most jobs to disappear? Will it lead to dystopia or utopia? Is there anything you would like to add to the discussion?
I personally think this will lead to a better future, where people don't have to spend half their lives performing strenuous repetitive labor. However, the timing of Momentum's product tells me that the transition to a utopian economy will be long and rough, dystopian rough. Our technology is advancing far faster than our government, and that can't be good. The US, I believe, will be hit harder than most thanks to our high income disparity and a culture of branding any new economic plan as communistic and evil.
What are your thoughts on automation and the potential for most jobs to disappear? Will it lead to dystopia or utopia? Is there anything you would like to add to the discussion?