03-05-2019, 04:35 PM
(03-05-2019, 10:04 AM)Au165 Wrote: I said this a while back and people fought with me about it, mainly that tech "can't" replace all these things. Computers, machines, etc are about to replace a huge amount of unskilled labor in the next decade. Self driving cars coming will impact taxis (Uber), trucking, delivery, etc. Kiosks eliminating cashiers, fast foot workers, retail jobs. Continued improvements and cost reductions on machinery will continue to hit manufacturing through more automation.
The reality is technology is, and has always been, the biggest threat to "American jobs". This idea is foreign and many will hate it, but those in the tech sector know it's coming,
Rep.
Technology is coming to take jobs even if we keep wages low.
And we may need more plumbers and electricians, but not on the scale of people who will lose jobs to robots and computers.
