We are told that shortly a great many jobs will cross the event horizon of the techno-singularity, and thus will, like a ship passing over the actual horizon, disappear — probably forever. Mostly we think about the jobs of burger flippers, waitresses, or warehouse workers. The think-piece reading audience is tempted to say good riddance, believing that there is no way for a dignified human life to play out in such conditions.
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