Get Ready for March of the Machines

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A very GOOD article on the impact of machines and tech on our employment prospects....something covered in my previous postings....
Note:
-the impact on less developed countries where the 'world's factories' are located....the writer shows how the centre of gravity will shift back to developed nations, causing massive job loss in LDCs....but note the clever rebuttal that some factories will still stay put in developing nations as the massive consumer markets are there.....

- the impact on the battlefield and how wars will be fought in future

-3D printers

-the excellent point on how jobs are not just for source of income but also about keeping people meaningfully occupied, and more importantly, about female empowerment and gender equality, and --get this -- terrorism! A root cause of terrorism is unemployment and poverty, causing resentment and anger at the establishment, leading pple to join the terrorists as it gives them a sense of purpose and opportunity at 'hitting back' at the powerful pple!

-the closing BANG using a thought provoking qn that underscores the writes stand....