Technology, throughout history has had the power to change the economic structure. The industrial revolution is a perfect example. By introducing mass production with the use of new machines, and cheap unskilled labour, factories were able to undercut many of the tradesmen of the day putting them out of work.
Today human labour continues to be challenged by new technologies as more and more jobs become obsolete at the hand of advancement. In recent years the self check out lines were introduced at Wal-Mart. These self check out lines, eliminate the need for a cashier. Internet banking is another example, which eliminates the need for bank tellers or in some cases a bank location in general.
One could argue that these new technologies are taking away jobs but, it is also giving someone's life back. Technology has the power to free us from meaningless employment and gives us the opportunity to peruse greater endeavours. If only it were so easy to adjust the economic structure to accommodate new technology as it arises so that it is not eliminating employment but is actually working for us.
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I just watched the film Zeitgeist and your post was very similar to what that film was talking about.
Sure, some people may be pissed that they lost their job, but a whole new generation should be happy that the menial job no longer exists!!!
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