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Originally Posted by SleepyBob
Generally speaking, technology advances eliminate specific jobs, but at the same time, they create even more jobs than they eliminate because of the potential they open. A conference I went to a few years back quoted a 25% growth. Just think of how many current jobs exist as a direct consequence of the internet. Or computers. Computers eliminated the need for as many calculator grunts, but they exploded the appetite for more advanced reporting and analysis.
Unfortunately for those displaced, the new jobs don't line up with their their skill set, aptitude or interests. And that is definitely an issue.
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It's often said, indeed.
But still, those four factory workers will never be able to apply for one of those new jobs. If they could, they would have studied.
Even though the Dutch government is of the opinion that "anyone" can study because of loans and/or scholarships, it's just not true. Not everybody has the intelligence to study at bachelor+ level. Formerly, those people had jobs at MBO level 1-4, that paid them a decent salary, like 30% above minimum wage, but now there are no jobs at that level.
As QuantumIguana mentioned the automated car.... where are you going to employ the truck, taxi, and bus drivers who will be out of a job? You can hire anyone who can drive a car/truck/bus, teach them how to park or drive the vehicle in case of an emergency, and you're done. In short, if there are jobs in that space after this automation, salaries will instantly drop to minimum wage as there's nothing to do apart from taking control in an emergency.