{"product":{"product_id":"0465097537","title":"Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future","price":"10.39","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518LLqT8gwL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465097537"},"comments":[{"body":"If it repetitive **and/or** predictable it can be automated.   Read [Rise of the Robots](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1544129092\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots+martin+ford).  Starting to get scary.","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"My sister says it best \"There just aren't that man good jobs to go around anymore\".\r\n\r\nThe author Martin Ford in his [Rise of the Robots](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1539632088\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots) says that automation, off-shoring and the loss of manufacturing have hollowed out the job market; fewer jobs more competition for whatever is left.","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"Read [Rise of the Robots](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?crid=27VSOMBNJOTYG\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots+martin+ford\u0026amp;qid=1633291019\u0026amp;sprefix=rise+of+the+robots%2Caps%2C241\u0026amp;sr=8-1) by Martin Ford, if you have a chance.  It's not science fiction anymore.","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"cheap_dates"},{"body":"\u0026gt; I’m just saying the government should step in and help, especially as we continue to automate jobs.\r\n\r\nIf only the gub'mint could exist without a private sector.  Bitch slap me too hard and I ship the jobs overseas and mark 0 when its time for you to campaign for re-election.  Its a real dilemma.\r\n\r\nRead [Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?s=books\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1545603737\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots).","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"Read [Rise of the Robots](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1541103593\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots\u0026amp;dpID=61H7dubROqL\u0026amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_\u0026amp;dpSrc=srch).  It is really scary.","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"Read [Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1541778494\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots).  All of us can eventually be replaced by an algorithm.","subreddit_name":"Futurology","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"\u0026gt; Technology means that anyone, anywhere can be an entrepreneur (and learn coding from their bedrooms for example, or become a blogger, or take an online course to further their knowledge). \r\n\r\nI have a sister who seldom ever leaves the house now.  She buys virtually everything online now, including her groceries.\r\n\r\nThe big problem with (US) technology is explained in this book.  Its a good read if you have time.\r\n\r\n\u0026gt; https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1521846872\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=the+rise+of+the++robots\r\n\r\n","subreddit_name":"mentalhealth","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"\u0026gt; I am wondering what is going to happen when a huge glut of middle aged workers transfer assets to children and then go on Medicaid to get healthcare.\r\n\r\nFrom what I have read, its going to be a problem worse than what Japan is experiencing now with their aging population.\r\n\r\nSocial Security will be in dire straits in about 20 years.  Having just come out of a period of a flat birth rate, we now have far fewer people paying into it.\r\n\r\nSome financial experts say that the generational transfer of wealth which you speak of, will also run out in about 20  years, making for a bit of a financial Armageddon. \r\n\r\n\u0026gt; I think you’re going to start seeing a lot more older workers in government jobs.\r\n\r\nMartin Ford is his \"Rise of the Robots\" would agree.  He envisions half of us old timers being employed by the gub'mint in \"incentivized\" jobs similar to what FDR had.\r\n\r\n\u0026gt; https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1513359931\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots+technology+and+the+threat+of+a+jobless+future\r\n ","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"Really the jobs have been replaced with automation and technological advancement. Imagine you sell widgets. A robot comes out that cost a tenth of what you pay your employees but is 100 times more efficient. The benefits of switching to automation are staggering in this case. \r\n\r\nThis is explained in great detail in [Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1487431718\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+robots). ","subreddit_name":"explainlikeimfive","author":"Sportsgrind"},{"body":"You might be interested in [this](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537) book. I'm almost done with it now - it's really good/terrifying. ","subreddit_name":"politics","author":"Itdoesntmatteronebit"},{"body":"Read [Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1543852965\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots).  We are slowly being replaced by AI everyday. ","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"Read [Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford](https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1546103025\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots+martin+ford).  Pretty scary.","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"So I have been told.  \r\n\r\nA good read if you have time:  https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=books\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1525791898\u0026amp;sr=1-1-spons\u0026amp;keywords=the+rise+of+the+robots\u0026amp;psc=1","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"If you have time read: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1520614520\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=the+rise+of+the+robots","subreddit_name":"pics","author":"wasabicupcakes"},{"body":"Yes, read:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Rise-Robots-Technology-Threat-Jobless/dp/0465097537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1511050791\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=rise+of+the+robots\u0026amp;dpID=61H7dubROqL\u0026amp;preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_\u0026amp;dpSrc=srch","subreddit_name":"jobs","author":"wasabicupcakes"}]}