Bill and Ted’s jobless adventure
by David Atkins
Andrew McAfee explores the consequences of our jobless future:
Mr. McAfee is appropriately trying to shake the consciences of the cyberlibertarian techno-utopians of Silicon Valley. But even he understates the case. Not even the “Ted” creative entrepreneurs are going to be well-off when there’s no consumer base for all their 3D-printed products transported by self-driving trucks. Not unless there’s a fairly dramatic reorientation of the social contract.
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