People keep using automation as fearmongering. People do this every 5 to 10 years. I bet 30 years ago, people were crying about computers taking over their jobs, but it created only more jobs.
I feel like a lot of people (mostly NEETs) want complete automation to happen, so they can make a case for something unsustainable like UBI.
OP makes this topic twice a week. Automation isn't gonna happen that fast. It'll be here eventually but not in 5 years like he states. People said the same thing about the industrial revolution. And oh look. We're fine.
Actually, I would say that automation is already here and it has created a lot of jobs. Most factories have a tons of automation, but it didn't take jobs away, it help created more jobs because the process became more efficient.
After people complained about computers replacing humans 30 years ago, over 80 million jobs were created. They have no case at all. It's all a bunch of lazy bums hoping for UBI so they don't have to put in any effort to make their lives better.
The difference between now and then is that now automation will be taking away more jobs than it creates. Why would a mcdonalds hire 10 people why they can buy some robots and hire 1 person to maintain them for multiple locations? What job was created for those people now looking for work?
That type of automation didn't take jobs away, it created more jobs in other industries. How does the machine get built? Humans. Hardware engineering, hardware design, software engineering, user interface design, digitization of and updating of menus, distribution, installation and maintenance.
This is nothing new. Kiosks have existed in airport for over a decade. Did it take jobs away? Nope. Airports are still full of humans.
The machines will be built by machines. Tesla factories already have a minimal amount of humans ---