Automation has been replacing the need for human labour for decades things are just speeding up now. I think we are creating new jobs now, I look at people who are making a living from things like Youtube, Twitch, Chaturbate, and here on Steemit, and think that this is the future we are heading towards, an economy based around what you do/who you are in life.. My main fear is things are going to end up like the second episode of the first series of Black Mirror.
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I really hope you are right and we find things like steemit where we can still make a living.
Without spoilering the others, can you give an abstract of that episode? I sadly did not witch Black Mirror yet :)
You should go watch Black Mirror as soon as you can, it is fantastic. Each episode is it's own contained universe, so to speak, much like the Twilight Zone or Outer Limits so telling you about one episode won't spoil the others.
I'm really not very good at explaining these things so I'll just link to the wikipedia article about the episode if you're interested in a better explaination. Ok, so basically this episode deals with a world where everybody is paid in "merits" for cycling bikes that essentially power everything. Screens (TV, computer, etc,) have pretty much taken over every available space and people are constantly bombarded with advertisements that cost money (merits) to skip.
Right, that's probably the best I'm going to be able to explain it, it's been a while since I've seen it but out of every episode of Black Mirror I've seen it's the one I fear the most because of how close our society is to becoming like that one.
Wow that sound scary! I have to watch that! I love these dystopia scenarios.
Well then you will love Black Mirror, pretty much every episode is a dystopian nightmare.
Black Mirror, one of the best philosophical series out there ❤