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by genedan 793 days ago
Technology can also reduce the skills needed for jobs. For example, you no longer need to have an entire city's streets memorized to be a taxi driver.
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I don’t think there was ever a taxi driver shortage because city streets are too difficult to memorize.
Prior to the advent of GPS, taxi drivers in many cities were tested on their orientation skills and had to memorize a lot of streets. I would be surprised if no one ever failed this part of the exam.
Rideshare and delivery apps have enabled more people to do those jobs than before.
Because of less skills required? What are you basing this on?
More like because of the non-necessity of supplying a livable wage.
Until you get replaced by a robot taxi.