What is Reddit's opinion of Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future?

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If you have time, read Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford. You are going to really hate what he predicts. Its not sci-fi either.

Read Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford. It's not sci-fi. The biggest threat to your job is: automation and off-shoring. I have already lost jobs to both.

We don't know what jobs will be "in-demand" in the next 20 years. We also do not know where they will be.

I said this when I was laid off at the beginning of the Pandemic. When management realized that work-from-home didn't mean your home, but from somebody's home in India or the Philippines, plans were underway.

The biggest threat to your job is: 1. Automation and Offshoring. Read Martin Ford's Rise of the Robots. Its not science fiction.

The biggest threat to office workers who work from home is probably automation and/or off-shoring.

Read Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford if you have time.

Most jobs today still require a physical presence: policeman, nurse, auto mechanic, waitress, mayor, heart surgeon, etc. That said, Martin Ford, in his book Rise of the Robots said that this can change and very quickly.

Two things that might prevent this: 1. Public criticism and 2. Robots are terrible consumers.

Read Martin Ford's, Rise of the Robots, if you have time. I don't think we are too far off.

Outside of work, I fine it a luxury today to talk to a real person, in person.

Read Martin Ford's, Rise of the Robots if you get the chance. It's not science fiction. We do seem to be safe for a few more years.

If you have time and haven't read it yet, read Rise of the Robots. It's not science fiction. The two biggest threats to your job are: 1. Automation and 2. Offshoring.

Read Martin Fords "Rise of the Robots". You may be right.

> https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless-ebook/dp/B00PWX7RPG

Read Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford, if you get a chance. It's not science fiction.