Robots do not destroy jobs on aggregate. Averaged over time and space, they _create_ jobs by lowering barriers to innovation.
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That's the big flaw in the "X is eating Y" economic metaphor: eating and digestion are approximately zero-sum, economic efficiency is not.
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You see this effect in the software industry now, where "destroying jobs" with automation is what programmers do to themselves all day long.
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Related: "The Robots, AI, and Unemployment Anti-FAQ" http://lesswrong.com/lw/hh4/the_robots_ai_and_unemployment_antifaq/ …
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"We do not literally have nothing better for unemployed workers to do. Our civilization is not that advanced."
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