Since the Industrial age, fights have erupted around the steady replacement of low skill jobs to machines. The Luddites, as they were called, often stormed factories in order to destroy the new machinery that was, in essence replacing jobs. The replacement by machinery has not slowed down in recent years. It is getting worse...
We are still quite a ways of from a reliable AI that can replace the human in the workforce, but the steady rise in funding and development has put that eventuality well within the realms of possibility. Some of the most aggressive progress has been seen in the driverless car industry...
Notwithstanding the development in research AI, the danger that driverless cars bring is quite significant. The most common job among men in many Western cultures revolves around driving in some way or other. This puts a very large portion of the population in danger of losing jobs.
Technology is not all bad though and this gradual replacement of the workforce has spurred on human development. In order to adapt to the new world, these people that have lost jobs had no choice but to learn new skills...
Not all people are equally strong or intelligent so there will be those that lose hope. I believe, however, that every single person has the capability to fit into some slice of society. Disability is no longer the restriction it used to be because of technology.
Finding your slice might not be immediately possible or even easy, but with application of mind and determination, it is never impossible to learn new skills. The internet has put knowleddge at the fingertips of everyone who can figure out who can use it. The realms of possibility are endless because of the developments we have made as a humans.
Every time we push a technological boundary, the jobs and business landscape changes and new avenues open while others close. Carve out your territory in that new landscape... Perhaps Steemit is that opportunity you needed?
