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PRwanderer t1_j4iqn6d wrote

Reply to comment by brydye456 in Will AI Lead To Lost Of Jobs by therealsam44

They were saying this about automation in the 1890s. And at the turn of the century. And in the 1910s. And the 1920s. And the 1930s. And the 1940s. Oh yeah, and the 1950s, and the 1960s, and the 1970s, and the 1980s, and the 1990s, and then at ANOTHER turn of the century. Then, we realized that this was just fear mongering. Oh wait, no we didn't, because we kept saying it in the 2010s and again in the 2020s.

Are we noticing a pattern here yet?

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MarcusOrlyius t1_j4jd53w wrote

Yes, I notice that the percentage of the total population who work has decreased from over 80% before industrialisation to under 50% in 2019 in the UK.

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PRwanderer t1_j4jszui wrote

This is factually incorrect. Employment change in the United Kingdom averaged 39.74 Thousand from 1971 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 311.00 Thousand in March of 2014 and a record low of -424.00 Thousand in May of 2020, due to the pandemic.

The total employment rate of the UK in June of 2022 was 75.9%. Where are you pulling this "less than 50%" figure from? Your ass? Because it sure as hell isn't coming from the actual stats.

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MarcusOrlyius t1_j4k22ue wrote

I never said anything about employment rate.

How many people are employed in the UK? About 30 million. What is the population? About 65 million.

You'll find that less than 50% of the population are employed, exactly like I stated.

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brydye456 t1_j4jizab wrote

I don't think you quite understand technology.

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