[mr.fundamental]

There it is: "efficient." It seems to me that, in the name of efficiency, technology has become the master, and human beings the servant. Wading through a "press 1" then "press 2" then say "yes" then say "no" does not feel efficient. It feels like that maximizing profits takes little account of what might be best for human beings and community and interpersonal relationships, the sorts of things for thousands of years our ancestors stayed alive for. The assumption is, I fear, that if the profit margin is maximized, and the gross national product grows grosser every year, and if any technology advances those ends it is a god, then human society gets better. And, so, we all dance around a golden calf, and wear golden handcuffs, and tell each other we're happy, when we are really pretty close to drones ourselves.

I think Moore's law is in effect, in my lifetime, I will see many displaced workers. I also think there will be a shift in the idea of work as we move forward. I am curious to see how this transformation comes about. I do not really have an opinion on if this is good or bad. In my opinion, it is what it is. We have faced these ideas with automation before in the coal mines and auto plants. It is going to cut into other sectors soon enough (cab service for one).

I think it is interesting to hear Eastern Kentucky discuss it, because we have already seen it.