Quote (EndlessSky @ Aug 27 2021 02:53pm)
The mathematics of job creation show that more jobs are being created than lost, so the trend now is that the nature of the jobs will just change. Big data jobs didn't exist 20 years ago, or UBER Eats, and we will see other similar advances soon.
If automation proceeds to the point that nuclear families are no longer possible, then we will see a large backlash.
All empires in civilization have collapsed when families were no longer tenable. When you cut down the tree branch you are sitting on, the results should be obvious.
We aren't fully there though.
macro trends aren't where the focus should be, for 2 reasons:
1. yes, its very possible more jobs by integer will be created, and even if part time or remote they'll keep people from doing facebook 24-7 as their "job"
2. even if MANY more jobs are lost than created in the long run the human behavior meta will adapt
the micro trends are where we see potential issues, when specific pockets of labor that isn't easily transferable in the labor pool are eliminated. pockets like truck drivers, fast food line cooks, etc.
these pockets are large enough that they could create localized or even national housing market issues, among other issues, even if the wrinkles eventually smooth out.