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Essay / A Practical Question About Technological Unemployment work and will create a net increase. in jobs. Neither of the two camps mentioned above can agree on a precise timeline for all of this, so we come to the conclusion that at some point in the future, perhaps from today or perhaps be decades from now, we may or may not see an extreme increase in unemployment due to advances in technology and automation. Additionally, we may or may not be able to find gainful employment for these individuals at some point in their lives. The solutions to these extreme positions range from universal basic income (UBI) on one side to the status quo on the other. What we need is a practical solution that doesn't break the bank on unnecessary benefits if unemployment doesn't explode, while still meeting the needs of millions of unemployed and obsolete workers if it does. I think it's safe to say that these views represent the polarity of extreme opinions on the subject and that the reality will undoubtedly lie somewhere in between. One end of the futuristic spectrum looks at self-driving cars and trucks, industrial 3D printing, AI expert systems, advancements in robotics, automated restaurants, and more. and comes to the conclusion that millions, even hundreds of millions of jobs around the world could become obsolete in less than ten years. To make matters worse, generally speaking, of course, workers in the types of jobs that are likely to be filled first do not have the skills required to immediately find work among the remaining jobs available. They would point out that it is unrealistic to...... middle of paper ... and thus this would create resentment among the people who work, while a UBET would incentivize all people to work and contribute. for society and the cost would therefore be much more bearable. The final scenario is that the future will lie somewhere in the middle of these extremes. Perhaps there is greater unemployment than there is now for periods of time or perhaps permanently. Maybe some jobs disappear forever and their former workers never find new jobs, but other jobs evolve. The arguments for inaction and implementing a one-size-fits-all solution remain, the only difference being the magnitude of why neither action is the best solution. Perhaps the labor market will remain as it has been for many years, even decades, but on a sufficiently distant horizon we can see where human labor will not be necessary for the functioning of society and another method
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