Sean French
Aug 22, 2017 · 1 min read

You’ve said that automation doesn’t reduce jobs because people can find another low-skill job once they’re replaced by a robot. But surely its these low-skill jobs that are most prone to automation — its much easier to have a cleaning robot than a university academic robot. So the people replaced by robots will find it harder and harder to find a replacement job as automation increases because all the jobs they are able to do will be the ones that are being replaced.

You also say that most people wouldn’t drop out of the workforce because they need the money. Just because they need the money doesn’t mean they will be able to get the money. That’s like saying they don’t want to be unemployed so they won’t be unemployed — which doesn’t make any sense. They are victims of economic forces greater than their individual choice.

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