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===Systemic View=== | ===Systemic View=== | ||
A systemic view of the situation acknowledges the following essential facts: | A systemic view of the situation acknowledges the following essential facts: | ||
| − | * It now takes a | + | * It now takes a quite small percentage of society -- a relatively small number of people -- to produce the basic goods and services that all of us need in order to survive at a reasonable level of contentment and freedom. |
| − | * This number will continue to shrink as long as innovation and technology continue to progress. | + | ** The percentage is larger if we include goods and services that many people ''want'', but it is still relatively small. |
| + | * This number will continue to shrink as long as innovation and technology continue to progress. | ||
| + | * As a consequence, the number of jobs available will continue to shrink as a percentage of the population. More people will not be able to find jobs. | ||
| + | * There is no reason to stop technological process, as it reduces the amount of resources we each ''need'' in order to live while also improving the quality of life on average. | ||
| + | * Our economy and society are currently configured in such a way that if you cannot find employment, you are in trouble. | ||
* Many tasks that people do for "employment" are essentially make-work, or (worse) are part of the process of concentrating wealth in the hands of a few. | * Many tasks that people do for "employment" are essentially make-work, or (worse) are part of the process of concentrating wealth in the hands of a few. | ||
* There are, however, still some tasks that need doing -- we can't ''all'' just stop working. | * There are, however, still some tasks that need doing -- we can't ''all'' just stop working. | ||
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I find it interesting to note that the domain "[http://jobsolescence.com jobsolescence.com]" was registered (by a [[htyp:domain squatter|domain squatter]]) on 2011-10-20, six days after I created this page (2011-10-14), which is eight days after my post suggesting the word on G+ (see link below) -- although [http://www.transparencyrevolution.com/2011/09/jobsolescence/ this article] uses the word on 2011-09-08, more than a month earlier (I was not aware of it at the time). I need to do an exhaustive Google search and see if there are any earlier uses of it. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] ([[User talk:Woozle|talk]]) 14:34, 19 April 2013 (EDT) | I find it interesting to note that the domain "[http://jobsolescence.com jobsolescence.com]" was registered (by a [[htyp:domain squatter|domain squatter]]) on 2011-10-20, six days after I created this page (2011-10-14), which is eight days after my post suggesting the word on G+ (see link below) -- although [http://www.transparencyrevolution.com/2011/09/jobsolescence/ this article] uses the word on 2011-09-08, more than a month earlier (I was not aware of it at the time). I need to do an exhaustive Google search and see if there are any earlier uses of it. --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] ([[User talk:Woozle|talk]]) 14:34, 19 April 2013 (EDT) | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | ===Reference=== | ||
| + | * {{!in|wikipedia}}: no entry as of 2013-06-04 | ||
* [https://plus.google.com/s/jobsolescence Jobsolescence] posts on Google+ | * [https://plus.google.com/s/jobsolescence Jobsolescence] posts on Google+ | ||
** [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/f6p7NoExoxa Google+ post] where I first suggested this word | ** [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/f6p7NoExoxa Google+ post] where I first suggested this word | ||
| − | * [[icms:post-employment economy]] | + | * ICMS: |
| + | ** [[icms:post-employment economy|post-employment economy]] | ||
| + | ** ''[[icms:Jobsolescence|Jobsolescence]]'': book in progress | ||
| + | ===to file=== | ||
| + | * '''2012-06''' [http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mcafee_are_droids_taking_our_jobs.html Andrew McAfee: Are droids taking our jobs?] (TED Talk) | ||
| + | ** [http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?id=EMRATIO Graph: Civilian Employment-Population Ratio (EMRATIO)] | ||
| + | * '''2013-04-11''' [http://www.businessinsider.com/profits-at-high-wages-at-low-2013-4 Profits Just Hit Another All-Time High, Wages Just Hit Another All-Time Low] by [[Henry Blodget]] | ||
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| + | * '''2013-05-03''' [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/sunday-review/the-idled-young-americans.html?_r=1& The Idled Young Americans] "The problems start with a lack of jobs." | ||
| + | ** commentary: [https://plus.google.com/101896915525351208408/posts/LJAU9zrJwKg Christine Paluch] | ||
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| + | ** commentary: [https://plus.google.com/105502506545735279423/posts/6ydxuTH62LQ Pam Spaulding] | ||
| + | * '''2013-06-01''' [http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/01/after-your-job-is-gone/ After Your Job Is Gone] | ||