Saturday, August 16, 2014

You're terminated, fucker!


A few things to keep in mind when you watch this video:

  • This is not a novel by Ray Bradbury or Isaac Asimov.  It is not Nostradamus predicting the future.  It is happening now.  This technology exists.  It is not going away.
  • Humans have brains and brawn.  Machines have replaced a good bit of the physical labor we need done.  Robots are replacing our brains.  We have nothing left to add to the labor market.
  • 45%!  Projections are that robots will eventually be able to do forty-five percent of the jobs that currently employ Americans (keep in mind that the unemployment rate in America during the Great Depression topped out at 25%).  From some kinds of lawyers and doctors\to virtually every job that involves driving, gone.  Now read point #2 again.
  • David Atkins is right--the political party that figures out how to prepare Americans for, and provide for them afterward, is the political party that will rule America   Regardless of the appetite the American people may have for it, a guaranteed income provided by the U.S. government is bound to play a large role.
I've seen projections that believe this technology will be in place in 20 years.

You know, Rosie, the Jetson's maid, is an endearing character right up until you can't feed your family--after that, not so much.

Peace,
emaycee

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