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...while you are at it, I have some buggy whip stock I'd like to sell you: I bundled it with the Horse Farrier LLC I started.
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Everyone's a comedian. Talk about a leap in logic...
Once again for the hard of hearing: I'm not advocating that we go back to the horse & buggy days at all, but merely saying that the breakneck speed at which automation and technology are being advanced might not bode well for everyone in the not-to-distant future.
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Industries change and people must adapt
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Easy for you to say. You seem to be an accomplished fellow who's been able to make his way in the modern world quite easily. Unfortunately, many aren't capable, or simply aren't smart enough, to adapt the way you have. Nearly gone are the days when someone lacking the desire, the financial means, or the brain power needed for college, could get a medium-skilled job and maybe earn enough to maintain a foothold in the middle class. What becomes of these people when more & more of these jobs are replaced by automation? Many who can't adapt will likely be lining up for a share of the $150B that the government is already spending to help those who can't fully participate in today's increasingly tech-driven workforce . I'm not saying that robotics is solely responsible for the disappearance of lower-skilled jobs, but it certainly is a factor.
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The industry is very healthy and employs a wide range of talents and skills.
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Maybe so...at least for now. Automation will eventually be affecting far more than just the auto industry, especially once AI is fullly integrated with robotics to produce machines that can "think" as well as preform manual tasks.