This kind of neo-ludditism is completely bogus. If this were the case, then unemployment in the developed countries would have steadily increased since the industrial revolution. This clearly has not happened... Unemployment is much lower than at almost any other time in history. In the short term, jobs may well be mechanized, but these will be replaced by other, "higher-level" forms of employment.
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This kind of neo-ludditism is completely bogus. If this were the case, then unemployment in the developed countries would have steadily increased since the industrial revolution. This clearly has not happened... Unemployment is much lower than at almost any other time in history. In the short term, jobs may well be mechanized, but these will be replaced by other, "higher-level" forms of employment.