HyperImmune t1_it559k9 wrote
Agreed. If you look back at any pandemic in history, drastic societal shifts happened after all of them. I am hopeful this nonsense will finally facilitate the automation we all want so badly on this sub.
AdditionalPizza OP t1_it5f0tw wrote
Hopefully it happens quickly. Some people seem to want to hold onto jobs for as long as possible. But I'd rather most jobs go quickly, then just slowly and painfully.
If it goes too slow, policies will lag way too much getting ahead of it.
Talkat t1_itazxpq wrote
Hmmm, I think a slow transition would be far less disruptive. You have a lot of people and system in place that will take time to adjust. A rapid transition will lead to a lot of unrest.
Unfortunately/fortunately, I think the transition will be rather fast
AdditionalPizza OP t1_itbd93c wrote
The problem with a very slow transition, or one where people don't even pay attention is for the people that are affected directly by it. You don't care if your neighbour is unemployed because you got yours.
They will have to try and study a new career path for a couple years or start from the bottom of a trade. All while being unsure if their next career of choose will disappear before they advance at all.
A quick instantaneous one would be amazing, but extremely unlikely.
I'm not sure which end of the spectrum it will be, by my fingers are crossed for quick enough to reduce suffering for as many as possible.
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