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Re:Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten ... by zwkrt on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @12:56AM (#32147692)
I know you use the term 'paradox' loosely, but all you are saying is investments pay off, which is hardly a paradox!
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Re:Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten ... by visarga on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:59AM (#32148743)
The paradox is that automation didn't render us jobless.
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Re:Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten ... by astrange on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @07:08AM (#32149935)
That's not a paradox. The actual confusing thing is that people believe automation will make them jobless, despite economists not believing this happens, and "rich people fire everyone and replace them with computers" being the plot of Atlas Shrugged rather than a real life scenario.

Jobs come from comparative advantage and demand; demand is infinite and it's not possible for a worker to not have comparative advantage at something, even if it's niche.

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