Anna B Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 With mechanisation and advanced technology and the exponential rate of change, I think the World is moving more and more rapidly towards the workless society we see in Utopian Sci Fi films. However far from being Utopian it is bringing endless practical and social problems. Unemployment being the most obvious. How can we solve these? I think humans need to work. What jobs do you think will survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Job Centre administrators. Polititions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Redyam Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Engineers, to fix all those damn robots that keep breaking down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 machine repair workers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Face book engineers Jobs connected to China imports Any hands on jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 With mechanisation and advanced technology and the exponential rate of change, I think the World is moving more and more rapidly towards the workless society we see in Utopian Sci Fi films. However far from being Utopian it is bringing endless practical and social problems. Unemployment being the most obvious. How can we solve these? I think humans need to work. What jobs do you think will survive? But we aren't though. We are working longer than ever, retirement age keeps going up and mechanisation and technology haven't done away with the need for people to work and jobs that need doing. Unemployment is being caused by not enough money, not the lack of jobs. Where is the Utopian vision of robots doing menial tasks whilst humans lounge by streams creating art and writing poetry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'm a bit sick of , I've seen it at quite a few different courses that I've attended. It does make you think though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsar Chasm Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 With our own longevity comes an increase in Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease and Osteporosis so a health service in one form or another will be required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 But we aren't though. We are working longer than ever, retirement age keeps going up and mechanisation and technology haven't done away with the need for people to work and jobs that need doing. Unemployment is being caused by not enough money, not the lack of jobs. Where is the Utopian vision of robots doing menial tasks whilst humans lounge by streams creating art and writing poetry? I agree Taxman. At the moment one man is doing the work of two people because businesses are trying to cut costs/improve profits, depending on your point of view. That's why I also included room for discussion in my original post. At a time of high unemployment it's ridiculous. No joined up thinking at all. And it's going to get worse unless we do something about it. Where we may disagree is your idea that there is not enough money. There is more money in circulation now than at any time in history. What has changed is the more equitable distribution. Huge chunks have been swept up by the banks and the rich, but there have been loads of threads on that. (And Cameron is still borrowing almost as much as Brown.) Do you agree tho' that manufacturing in this country is at a low ebb and unlikely to come back? What jobs can be created to make up the loss? Personally I think all jobs should be jobshare, with wages made up with tax cedits, etc. If we don't have work for all, and unemployment continues to grow, we are going to end up with a very divided society of third world proportions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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