How Hard is the Work?

Forbessaid that the 'jobless future' is a myth.Martin Fordsaid it isn't. I think both are right for two reasons: (1) we aren't likely to embrace computers just as a patient wouldn't want a tin-can on wheels for a caregiver, (2) automation increases efficiency so much that we'd end up needing only one to tango. Think about it: these days we're requiring more skills than ever to make a living. Hard work alone goes nowhere because there simply aren't enough low-skilled jobs to go around. For street sweepers there's the sweeper buggy. For dishwashers there's the...well, dishwasher. Construction surges towards pre-fab.Pneumatic garbage collectionis expected to reduce 70% of manpower needs. The world pays hard work far less than it does to sparks of genius. Geniuses are rare, but when one comes along we reward them entire pies and we forget the multitudes of decent, hardworking folks out there. A moral obligation to moderate automation? We'd soon need it.