The rise of technology has no doubt
been overtaking jobs and employment opportunities for longer than any of us
have been around. Some say that this phenomenon started during the Great Depression.
People were losing jobs faster than they knew and some of this was due to the
upcoming technology such as in a manufacturing type setting. It was easier and
more productive to implement the use of the technology as opposed to using
human workers. People began to realize that unemployment and the rise of
productivity were somehow correlated due to technology.
This
problem however, was not as serious as it is today and it did not last long.
Soon after the Great Depression, World War II began and the technology
destroying jobs issue was thrown out the door, everyone was needed to get
through this time any technological advances were thought of as a leg up on the
enemy. But as soon as this war ended the issue was brought up again.
While
there are many statistics on when technology first became more productive and
efficient than human workers, when do you think that it first became a serious
issue for our economy? Did it happen before the Great Depression or even after
World War II?
I agree with the fact that technology replaces jobs. It also has the ability to create them. I think we are living in a time where education is neglected and people need to step up and realize the changes that are occurring. I believe technology makes our country more efficient, and we need to approach it with an entrepreneurial mindset. Researchers and engineers of all types are in high demand and create these technologies that we are speaking of.
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-MacGruber
All the rise in technology and jobs started when it all began when E-Commerce and online advertising started. As mentioned in the above comment technology may eliminate jobs but it also has created more jobs than it has replaced human labor hours. We control the computers and we need to programme them the we need them to function. It is certain Technology has had an impact on our economy and it is a good kind of impact. I'm sure there are few souls or more affected by it in a negative way, however there are a lot more with the benefit.
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