@paulg well put
Technology has been eliminating jobs for centuries. But not net jobs.
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@paulg technology is an enabler, mixed with some good policies it becomes a bliss! World extreme poverty has be cut in half since 90sThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Love this quote on the same subject: “Water will find its level.” http://pencerw.com/feed/2013/10/3/water-will-find-its-level …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Historically true. True now & in future? World changes ever faster, but not people. Society's plan? Companies profit, workers pay. -
Technology & automation should liberate people. Instead it chains them to faster treadmills. http://open.salon.com/blog/kent_pitman/2012/05/27/corny_economics …
#society#jobs#ethics
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@paulg people are freed to use their brains. They only ∗seem∗ idle.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg What net jobs are? What does it mean — net jobs? -
@zettel_kasten Net jobs are what you have left when you subtract jobs eliminated from new jobs created. - Show replies
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@paulg I'm pretty sure that on average technology directly eliminates many more jobs than it creates.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg and improving standards of living.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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