We’re heading into a jobless future, no matter what the government does – The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/07/21/were-heading-into-a-jobless-future-no-matter-what-the-government-does/

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  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Related video:
    Humans Need Not Apply
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU

    Comments on video:
    If ‘Humans Need Not Apply,’ Will All Our Jobs Disappear?
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucekasanoff/2014/08/18/if-humans-need-not-apply-will-all-our-jobs-disappear/

    Here’s a quick summary of what’s happening: humans can make money replacing humans with computers… but the number of humans who profit from this is a tiny fraction of the number of humans who lose their jobs because of this.

    So what’s the answer? I have no idea.

    Population is growing to unprecedented levels

    There’s never been a better time to be a worker with special skills or the right education, because these people can use technology to create and capture value. However, there’s never been a worse time to be a worker with only ‘ordinary’ skills and abilities to offer, because computers, robots and other digital technologies are acquiring these skills and abilities at an extraordinary pace.

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