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What should be done with the unemployable people? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org

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I started to notice a intense automation and Artificial Intelligence Investments from companies and that made me wonder, what would happen or what should be done with the people who can't be trained for a new job and can't use his current skills to to get a job.

How would he live or what would he do in life? More importantly, what should be done with him to make him useful or at least neutral rather than being a negative on the society?

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[–] spit_evil_olive_tips@beehaw.org 3 points 2 days ago

useful or at least neutral rather than being a negative on the society?

I would recommend reading about the Protestant work ethic

there is an assumption that is deeply embedded in our society, including in your question, that someone's worth as a human is linked to the job they perform, how much money they make at that job, etc.

it is so deeply ingrained that it's one of those "fish don't realize they're wet" things - you probably never had a class in school where the teacher explicitly said "today we're going to learn about why rich people are better than poor people, and employed people are better than unemployed people".

if you're looking for a concrete idea for what can be done, read about universal basic income.

but breaking out of that "not having a job means you're a drain on society" mindset needs to come first. if you skip that step, UBI will seem to you like a "handout" given to people who don't "deserve" it (I would also recommend reading about the concept of "deserving poor" vs "undeserving poor")