If you've been following, Parts 1 in addition to 2 of this 3-part spider web log entry, you'll notice that nosotros direct hold had substantial gains inwards productivity from automation (I conservatively guesstimated at to the lowest degree 25% gains over the final few decades) in addition to most people would guesstimate that they personally benefitted much less than that.
Where Did the Rest Go?
So who benefitted from all these gains inwards productivity, in addition to how was it decided that the lion-share of gains should become there?I posit that almost all of the gains (financially) from the to a greater extent than efficient workforce that automation created went to corporate executives in addition to shareholders of corporations.
Did you lot e'er spotter the Jetsons? George Jetson worked at pressing a push clitoris all solar daytime in addition to would sometimes come upward abode amongst a sore index finger from all the piece of occupation he'd done.
Automation allowed him to direct hold a flight car, a married adult woman who could remain at abode amongst a robot maid who helped attention for their 2 kids in addition to their domestic dog in addition to video-chat amongst her hubby at piece of occupation when she needed to. The fictional Jetson household unit of measurement benefitted from automation... inwards many ways, it seemed similar an almost utopian society.
Us...not in addition to hence much.
Today's regular Joe hither inwards America, mostly:
- is saddled amongst amazing debt when graduating from college education
- has a lot to a greater extent than difficulty finding a task later on school
- competes amongst other workers to hold their task (and associated benefits)
- makes a wage that barely competes amongst inflation
- is required to generate many times the output someone inwards their champaign did inwards the past
- is frequently required to last available via e-mail, text in addition to telephone at all hours of the solar daytime in addition to week
- isn't guaranteed a wage to hold them out of poverty
- isn't guaranteed healthcare (or insurance for healthcare without paying a lot)
- needs to direct hold both partners inwards a human relationship piece of occupation to maintain a family
- has no paid maternity/paternity leave
CBC Radio inwards Canada is doing a 3-part series of their ain regarding the demeanour upon of artificial tidings (and taking this conversation good into the future). I highly recommend listening to the total offset business office (and I aspect forrad to Parts 2 in addition to 3), but here's a clip showing the history of automation (back to the 1800's) in addition to the associated benefits/costs in addition to how this is expected to alter inwards the electrical flow environs inwards the future:
Can you lot imagine if nosotros all don't direct hold a much easier life amongst automation doing to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than work? I would similar to propose that nosotros direct hold an entire mindset alter close how nosotros distribute gains from automation inwards the future...and this is where socialism comes in.
We demand to halt thinking that gains inwards automation are for others to determine. Why should CEO's, corporate executives in addition to shareholders determine this? We actually demand to demand to a greater extent than of these benefits every bit well. Living wages, shorter piece of occupation weeks, single-income families, opor-garai fourth dimension that is encouraged, required disconnection from piece of occupation communication inwards off-hours.
If having automation is going to brand our lives better, it needs to brand ALL our lives better.
I know this requires a huge mindset change...taking the Bernie Sanders message in addition to expanding that.
The right-wing has been incredibly successful inwards focusing on making certain that wealth goes to a greater extent than frequently than non to (and remains with) the already wealthy. Their revenue enhancement strategies, social systems in addition to ideas on instruction all funnel coin to the rich...who fund elections in addition to perish along the cycle. They don't realize what a short-term exercise goodness this volition be...the buying cast (you in addition to I) volition presently last unable to purchase the shit they manufacture, in addition to hence it benefits all when nosotros direct hold a to a greater extent than balanced economic scheme that benefits everyone.
The rise tide of automation gains needs to heighten all boats...not only the yachts.
Readers' Comments/Questions
Regarding the repose of editing documents inwards an automated world, Julie Writes:
"Joe, if only people were "editing documents amongst ease." Why am I constantly needing to choice upward my fiddling ruby-red pen to right spelling, usage, in addition to grammer inwards the e-mails, texts, articles, in addition to headlines that I come across all closed to me inwards impress in addition to on the internet? Since nosotros direct hold done away amongst human proof-readers in addition to gone exclusively to assuming that spell-check in addition to other programs of that ilk volition grab mistakes, nosotros direct hold been inundated amongst such egregious errors that it makes me cringe - in addition to I am non only referring to That Man inwards DC."Editing documents to brand them right is withal easier inwards today's world...even if folks are withal lazy in addition to spend upward to exercise so. I shouldn't talk...I'm certain if I were to become dorsum through the years of blogging I could red-pencil many an error.
Julie too asks:
"Looking forrad to seeing this projection every bit it grows. How goes the diagonal stripe blanket?"As I demand to start some serious production knitting to ready for arts and crafts demo inventory, the Knitted Sheet has been seat on a back-burner. But it volition emerge 1 time again sometime.
Current Knitting
Having done a quick poll on Facebook, I've decided to operate 2 hanks of the Persimmon Tree yarn to brand a twine instead of 2 broad scarves.
It's close 10.5" broad right directly in addition to close 65" long...it volition eventually last close 20" broad in addition to gloriously orangey!
I too got a partial shipment from Webs the other solar daytime of 2 hanks of Koigu KPPPM.
I pre-ordered the latest blueprint for Dolores in addition to had to growth my monastic enjoin a fiddling to instruct a discount on the entire order. They yarn was practically free.
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