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And how economically sustainable is that turning out to be for most people? I've automated my own job a couple fo times, and although I've enjoyed working int he arts over the last couple of decades there's constant downward pressure on earnings driven by technology. I'm not a very entrepreneurial person by nature, rather I grew up revering craftsmanship and buying into the idea of a social contract that supported some degree of economic continuity. This has not worked out well for me in economic terms.

Now, I don't blame entrepeneurship or technology for that, but it's not so simple to just change your personality to fit the economic imperatives of the day, and I simply don't desire to spend all my time as a disruptive wealth maximizer. The whole 'software is eating the _____ industry' mindset is the technological equivalent of slash-and-burn agriculture - it's not a sustainable strategy for the population at large, and we're seeing that reflected in many countries by the drift towards electing increasingly radical politicians of both left and right.