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RE: Steemit Is The Future Of Work
I think you are right when talking about the massive disruption blockchain will make in our lives (and is already doing).
About the jobs, well usually technology tends to destroy jobs and create others. The internet was a perfect job destroyer while simultaneously also being a job creator. Maybe this time the same could happen.
I am writing a comparison between the Land Rush that happened in America in 1889 and the actual “Crypto Rush” we are seeing right before our eyes. I believe they are both similar historical events. The first one ended up with an explosion in prosperity. And the second one I think will end up the same.
The world is changing very fast, and we need to change with it so we are not left behind.
It is true in the past technology created new jobs while destroying others..and that is what the dissenters hang their hat on.
The problem with that view is two-fold.
To start, the pace of this change is simply astounding. That is what people are not prepared for.
The second is the problem of the transferring of skills. When we went from agriculture to industrial, you could take a guy from a field, put him on an assembly line, train him for 5 minutes and he could work. Today, we are seeing a huge move into technology which means a major foundation in computers, programming, mathematics, and the sciences. This is something many do not have. How do you take paralegals, customer service reps, sales people, and accountants and turn them into blockchain app developers?
I will be interested to read about your comparison...that is very interesting.
But do you think is sustainable to have world where the majority of the population is subsided or living off things like steemit as you said?
I get we are living an era of big changes, but I am not sure how would the affect our daily lives.
I mean, history has taught us that technology always improve lives and creates even more jobs than the ones destroyed.
Of course it is sustainable. My next article is going to explain what few people realize about the power of the Internet and where it is going.
As for the daily lives, that is a question. I am sure it will depend upon the individual. Some will take it well, others not so well. Change is really difficult for many people.
That is true and what people hang their hat on. One thing about history it is true...until it is not.
Never has the housing market in the US went down more than 10%. That was the mantra in 2006....by 2009, that was no longer true.
Never before in history have we see the development of neural networking. Nor have we seen entire industries upended in only a few years. What took decades before now can happen in 3 years. Companies like Google and Facebook create revenues using a fraction of the employees that it took for a traditional company to achieve the same results.
Speed and advanced skillset required are the two main reasons why I believe this time is different.