![]() I have read several books about the impact of technology and many mentions the need to prepare the already accelerating trend of a massive loss of jobs. The pundits, advisors and academics cover the history of automation which probably starts with the wheel? This reoccurring feature of our human development history includes looms as well as tractors the angst of Neo-Luddism is usually overcome in time. The perceived current economic model brought on by the age of the computer is and has been, upon us and much of what we know about capitalism and free markets no longer applies. It is easy to blame Amazon which accounts for over 50% of eCommerce in the USA and about 24% in the UK. Globalisation and trade agreements, climate change, pandemics and other factors which have impacted the world's economies all factor but one evolving change will possibly have a greater impact than the others.Ĭomputing has made artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, autonomous transport and then greatest efficiency drive the world has ever experienced. Change is happening faster and faster but we, as a society, have failed to prepare for the impact of this revolution or more accurate revolution’s. The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future by Andrew Yang ![]()
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