[CodeGlitch]

So we already have plenty of automation... think spreadsheets, data pipelines, etc. I'm not convinced even more automation will mean a better situation for workers. I think it'll just result in even more profits for businesses.

Man I'm cynical today...

[yummypaint]

You aren't being cynical, it's basically been the story of the last half century in the US. Despite massive increases in automation of all kinds, most wages haven't kept up with inflation, and wealth inequality is worse than during the gilded age. In the tech sector we are moving toward digital feudalism in which we own nothing and survive only on the good graces of our lords. In the physical world less land than ever is owned by actual human beings, and more is being bought up every day.

[djohnston]

It's the efficiency trap. We're orders of magnitude more productive in an information throughput sense than we were 50 years ago, and we're working harder (within white collar business domain).