Whos going to maintain those machines when automation is up an running?
Thinking automation is the end of civilization is quite the stretch, sure there will be a lack of those who can buy things in that scenario but its not much different then what has already happened. IE: Factory jobs moving over seas
You also seem to be overlooking the human aspect of things that people can do more then one given task or set of given tasks to do a job. Like cleaning the work environment or dealing with customers. Also given your examples lets look at this, why are there still stores around? Why doesnt everyone just do online shopping?
Its a pain in the ass when it doesnt work and some people avoid the hassle.
Now lowering/ no minimum wage would do alot to stop automation not completely but I would think that businesses, that still hire people would have its place in automation and even in some cases out preform given the proper training.
Though that last bit is wishful thinking on my end given the…state at which young people (16-18) are now.
@FreezingCicada Automation could certainly lead to the end of civilization as we know it. The question is how will we adapt. Will we shift to a Star Trek economy or Terminator hellscape. Probably something inbetween. More like Futurama or Idiocracy I bet.
The thing with automation re: the economy is- what happens when the owners of the automated factories can’t pay their electric bills because none of their potential customers have jobs to buy stuff with? It isn’t like there aren’t negative feedback loops intrinsic to the system.
Which isn’t to say we shouldn’t pay close attention to it.
The other big disruptive technology is coming along more slowly but could potentially have just as big an impact- 3D printing and automated DIY manufacturing. Sure, that won’t disrupt a lot of the more technical industries, but think of all the simple tangible goods you won’t need to purchase anymore.
During the beginning people are going to be overlooking the machines, but as stated before, the jobs they replace are going to need less people as time moves on. We’re seeing this with Fox Conn and car manufacturing. A.I. algorithms are already being put in place for self teaching
More and more people **are **shopping online. How did you think Amazon got so big and is still growing? Online grocery shopping is a thing.
People can do more than one task, but so can robots. They robot waiters at the Honda corporation in Japan can take three different orders from three people at the same exact time and know which person asks for it. Can’t find the video on it right now. But that’s been a thing for about 10 years if not longer. Human contact and interaction will probably be a luxury item in the future with a robot take over, in the same vein the host and hostess bars have been for the last 15 years in Asia.
I’ll preface this by saying I’m not a climate change denier
As for your question, quite simply it has to do with money and investments. Green energy can’t survive the free market, it dies every time. If you have cheap shares and lobby for government subsidies you can make a fortune on your cheap green energy by convincing the public to fund these useless companies. I believe this is how Al Gore managed to get a fortune too when his green energy stocks soared.
just because people hide behind moral crusades doesn’t mean they don’t have ulterior and nefarious motives. Look at gore, that dude is almost billionaire status from the legislation he pushed for.
Hey I was just asking, of course people use altruistic facades to get what they want, but that doesn’t mean the end goal is obvious. Stop acting like people asking questions about where you’re going with your lines of thought is some ridiculous notion. This is why a lot of people don’t follow this stuff anymore, they ask questions and the people with the answer act like ass holes for having the answers.
You guys complain that people aren’t educated on this stuff, then when people ask questions you’re condescending and dick-holish about it, then wonder why people don’t ask questions and get educated.
