That's the argument we usually use to reassure ourselves. But most jobs, even medieval peasant, require some skill. In our society, most skilled jobs are being replaced by machine-assisted experts. We can't all be video game designers.
Only the unskilled jobs will remain in great numbers, just as what happened when the Europeans colonized Asia and Africa. The traditional handicrafts and artisanship disappeared as foreign manufactured goods and factory farms upended the native economies.
That's why Gandi wore homespun, and the spinning wheel decorates the Indian flag. Their fiber was being shipped to Btitain where it was woven into cloth and shipped back to India. And millions were out of work, while British workers had jobs.
I fear we will become a nation of coolies.
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