Quote Originally Posted by EyeKhan View Post
I see your conservativism reflex reacted to my characterization in "sucks to be you...". But if you read my post carefully, you'll understand it isn't about today, or the conditions workers are facing today. Find new work has always been a solution, but what happens when virtually all work is automated? Sounds impossibly ridiculous, I know, so I'll understand if you don't want to talk about that. But that's the topic.
That won't happen in our lifetime. I believe it is a valid concern in the far flung future but not in the short term. I'd wager to guess that the labor force participation rate won't drop below 50% in our lifetime despite many jobs today being automated. Just like improvements in farming led to whole new branches of employment we'll see the same here.