If Robots Divide Us, A Vast Inequality Of Power Emerges And Democracy Withers

"Automation, Robotization, Software-Enhanced Productivity and Permanent Job Loss"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/02/automation-robotization-and-job-loss.html

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If robots divide us, they will conquer. "There are good reasons why people should be disturbed by this. First, the lives of those at the bottom might get worse: the authors note that the life expectancy of an American white woman without a high school diploma fell five years between 1990 and 2008. Second, if income becomes too unequal, opportunities for young people dwindle. Third, the wealthy become indifferent to the fate of the rest. Finally, a vast inequality of power emerges, making a mockery of the ideal of democratic citizenship." Martin Wolf in The Financial Times.