The Two Futures Of Automation: Capitalism VS Socialism
With jobs being automated and handed off to machines at an ever-increasing pace, it s only natural to consider what our future will look like. Will humans have more free time to spend with loved ones? More time to pursue hobbies and fulfilling activities? Or will the status quo prevail, leaving us to work increasingly meaningless jobs for the sake of squeezing every penny of profit out of human life? Let s talk about two possible futures of automation. Check out 1Dime’s video here: https://youtu.be/u5NM68BTpSk The Two Futures Of Automation – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: Robots https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/09/26/could-these-ai-robots-replace-farmers-and-make-agriculture-more-sustainable https://time.com/5556339/artificial-intelligence-robots-medicine/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/11/amazon-warehouse-reports-show-worker-injuries/602530/ https://www.gppi.net/2019/04/24/automation-and-the-future-of-work-in-sub-saharan-africa https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/04/are-robots-competing-for-your-job https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU Theory https://www.jstor.org/stable/3104202 (available with a free account) https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1872/10/authority.htm The Industrial Revolution https://www.britannica.com/event/Industrial-Revolution https://www.britannica.com/technology/automation Statistics https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/blog/automation-and-the-future-of-work-understanding-the-numbers/ Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com