40. "Self-driving automobiles is said to kill around 15 million jobs." In response to In response to 0
It's not just the driving jobs...it's all the industry that surrounds them too. And automation is creeping into other industries as well. Having a job that can't be automated doesn't make you 'safe'. It's simple supply and demand. The demand for jobs will go up....wages (including your non-automated one) will go down.
There is only one answer. Universal basic income aka socialism. I loathed those who yearned fcr a Trump presidency that would kick-start the revolution....but that's just about all we're left with now if we want to be hopeful. Perhaps Trump's failings will help to deconstruct the American taboo of socialism and we can all grow up and build a proper civilized society. One that distributes the benefits of technological innovation to improve the quality of life rather than using innovation to feed a profit/loss cycle of free market capitalism.