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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 247: Will robots steal our jobs?
Description: The boys drink and review Hi-Pitch Mosaic IPA from Hi-Wire Brewing, then discuss tools, machines, and robots, and how they affect labor and employment.Â
The Luddites were people who objected to modern equipment that robbed them of their livelihood. But that process of increasing efficiency and reducing labor costs has been a major driver of wealth and opportunity. The industrial revolution destroyed some jobs, but created many more.Â
But does that always happen? Does automation always result in more opportunity? Or is there an inflection point at which it's a net negative?Â
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