[jmkni]

Yeah I agree.

At the moment the anger felt by people who fear for their jobs seems to be focused on immigration and free trade deals.

Immigration because people fear that somebody will come from another country and take their job, for less money, free trade deals because people fear their job will be outsourced to somebody cheaper in another country.

I believe this was a primary driver behind Brexit/Trump.

At some point these people will start to understand that it isn't just the immigrants threatening their jobs, it is also the programmers at home who automate them.

[noir-york]

> believe this was a primary driver behind Brexit/Trump.

Yep. The feeling of being forgotten, of not being in control of one's life.

> At some point these people will start to understand that it isn't just the immigrants threatening their jobs, it is also the programmers at home who automate them.

Exactly. And once that anger turns inward, it can tear society apart.

[hash-set]

The reason jobs went to China is simply because US companies were being made to pay for their pollution. China is cheap in comparison. Lower wages, less trouble with employment laws, no trouble with environmental impact. It was an extremely cynical maneuver to go and find the cheapest labor with the fewest consequences to have to manage. Same with India.