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1 min readFeb 20, 2017
This article is a great distillation of the issue around automation, robots, AI, and jobs. Thanks, Quincy!
I think that in addition to UBI, education, and a robot tax we need to think about how we invest in the culture of local communities.
I grew up in a small Midwest town of Dutch immigrants squarely in the heart of the rust belt. Robots (and free trade with Mexico) were kitchen table issues during my childhood. In fact, I graduated High School in 2002, the last year that factory work was the most common occupation in Michigan.
I tell a bit more of my story here:
