> If this is truly the case, then we in technology must take much of the blame.
Except technology also saves lives, keeps people connected across large distances, makes work safer, democratizes creativity, and innumerable other benefits.
The Industrial Revolution also killed off farm jobs and many domestic jobs but baling hay by hand and scrubbing laundry with a washboard are certainly steps backward.
If the problem is that some workers cannot earn a living, then let's look a policies that solve that problem directly (like a more aggressive earned income tax credit).
Except technology also saves lives, keeps people connected across large distances, makes work safer, democratizes creativity, and innumerable other benefits.
The Industrial Revolution also killed off farm jobs and many domestic jobs but baling hay by hand and scrubbing laundry with a washboard are certainly steps backward.
If the problem is that some workers cannot earn a living, then let's look a policies that solve that problem directly (like a more aggressive earned income tax credit).