I used to subscribe to the idea that AI and other growing technologies surrounding automation will replace certain jobs, and economic measures such as UBI and value-added tax will become the norm to support millions of those who find themselves out of a job. I was delighted at the aspect of such a reformed economy, but I dreaded the transition period where jobs actually start to get rooted out by AI.
But now… it seems like the state of labor in the US has gotten so out of hand that I'm kind of waiting for automation to run its course. That way hopefully we'll have no choice but to pass new laws to prepare Americans for this new system of labor and to become more truly anti-work.
Or am I completely wrong? Will companies, now free of some of their burden to support employees, not give a s*** and continue to dominate the economy and seize even more power? Will those out of a job find themselves worse off than how many feel now? What do y'all think