Advances in technology will lead to some form of socialism.

[WinterBorn]

Stop sending aid to shithole countries and let the rats die

What does that have to do with the idea that technology is replacing workers at all levels?

The only reason overpopulation is a problem is due to foreign aid. It's certainly not happening in civilized countries.

It is not necessarily about OVERpopulation. It is about the population not having enough jobs for the number of workers.

While the US may not be overpopulated, our population continues to grow. And the availability of good jobs is going down.

In 2004 the US population was 304 million
In 2006 the US population was 310 million.
In 2012 The US population was 315 million
In 2014 the US population was 319 million.
In 2016 the US population was 324 million.

While the US may not be overpopulated, our population continues to grow. And the availability of good jobs is going down.

More reason join what most first world nations do - you can't immigrate here unless you have a skill we need.

For the purposes of this topic, that will change nothing.

 

[WinterBorn]

As our technology advances, there will be fewer and fewer jobs. Those who oppose increases in Minimum Wage have continually pointed out that the unskilled laborers can be replaced by a machine. But technology can replace far more than unskilled laborers.

While many people, and politicians harp on and on about manufacturing jobs going overseas, they ignor the facts.

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"The US did indeed lose about 5.6m manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2010. But according to a study by the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University, 85 per cent of these jobs losses are actually attributable to technological change — largely automation — rather than international trade"

Our population is certain not going to stop growing. So we will have more people and fewer jobs.

I am certainly not a fan of socialism. But the idea that large numbers of the population will be allowed to starve because they have no way to earn a living will not work. At some point, even a well educated person will have not available positions for earning a wage.

The question is not 'if' but 'when'.

Setting aside for the moment what constitutes ‘socialism,’ clearly the best course of action is to invest in education and training to ensure citizens are able to obtain the jobs available, and which will become available, during the course of this century, eliminating the need to resort to ‘socialism,’ whatever that’s supposed to be.

For the purpose of this conversation, I use the term "socialism" to describe a system in which most or all of the citizens receive their wages or living benefits from the gov't.

Investing in education and training might help a few. But the increasing technology I am speaking of will be the end of millions of jobs (as has already happened). Training a few thousand to maintain and repair the machinery that replaced millions of workers will only have a minor effect.