The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway

Re:The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway by RainyDayTmrw on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @01:10AM (#43969783)

We've somehow built extremely fragile systems. Technological, yes, but not only technological. Also social, economical, and structural. Somehow, our systems can no longer absorb even slight shocks.

Then, when the job market contracts by what would otherwise be 5 or 10 percent, all hell breaks loose, and there's an enormous chain reaction.

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Re:The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway by BriggyDwiggs42 on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @03:10AM (#43981722)

I like this answer. Any theories on what caused the shift?

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Re:The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway by agos on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @04:14AM (#43982150)

is "late stage capitalism" too broad of an answer?

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Re:The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway by toonalfrink on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @06:02PM (#43989674)

Too vague yes

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Re:The Great Displacement Is Already Well Underway by RainyDayTmrw on Thursday May 15, 2025 @12:07AM (#43991758)

Misguided efficiency, perhaps. Good systems have slack to absorb variance. Squeeze out too much slack, and the next big shock takes down the whole system.

Add to that incentive misalignment rewarding the wrong type of efficiency, perhaps.

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