[FrankyHollywood]

> Automation is coming

This has been said over and over. In the 1980's people worried automation would leave lots of people unemployed. And long before in 1931 Keynes [1] predicted we should now be living in a world of abundance. He said our the biggest concern would be how to spend all this free time.

Yet I see people working harder than ever, and burnout is the number one reason for absence of work in many countries.

Every step you automate opens up new possibilities and more employees are needed. I work as a software engineer now for around 15 years. Never have my software reduced costs, because as soon as my software automates something people want more.

Although I'm skeptical, we could really facing a turning point, Keynes made his predictions for 2030, so we'll see :)

[1] Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren (1931)

[ehnto]

> Yet I see people working harder than ever, and burnout is the number one reason for absence of work in many countries.

I do have a pet-theory that humans aren't well equipped for long-term 9-5 computer thought work. Anecdotally, I see people burning out in < 5 years with thought work careers. People under 30 packing up their careers to go live in a van or whatever it may be.