Tag Archives: Automation

Is Our Technology Sustainable?

Posted on May 3, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

According to aspiring Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, automation will soon eliminate countless millions of jobs. It will leave few opportunities for workers who are displaced. There’s no doubt that automation is eliminating jobs. At the grocery store, you can … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Political Science, Society | Tagged Andrew Yang, Automation, Complexity, Economic collapse, Infrastructure, Social collapse, Technological collapse, Technology, Unemployment | 2 Comments

Rise of the Machines

Posted on April 30, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

“We’re not trying to schedule our workers more efficiently. We’re trying to replace them altogether.” — An executive of a fast-food company Andrew Yang, a 2020 presidential candidate, reports that quote about automation in his book The War on Normal … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Science, Society | Tagged Andrew Yang, Artificial intelligence, Automation, Knowledge workers, Minimum-wage workers, Retail workers, The War on Normal People, Unemployment | 6 Comments

Lucky You

Posted on April 29, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

You’re lucky. So am I. I’ve written in previous blogs that believing we’re lucky is a helpful attitude: It makes us happier because we look for the good in situations. It helps us achieve because we see problems as opportunities … Continue reading →