Kurt Vonnegut wrote a prophetic book in 1952 called “Player Piano” that addressed many of these issues. While he got some of the technology specifics wrong (e.g., use of vacuum tubes), he got right that most jobs would be eliminated due to automation. There were basically two classes of people: a relatively small group of manager & engineers and citizens. A small sliver of citizens did jobs that could not be automated (like barbers), but the vast majority either joined the military or worked in the “Reeks and Wrecks” (e.g., roadwork), Almost all citizens got a standard package that included housing, food, and healthcare, but little $$ for vices. In contrast, the managers and engineers lived like the 1%.
Funny that Kurt never addressed what became of lawyers....
>>Funny that Kurt never addressed what became of lawyers....<<
The first to be placed against the wall when the Revolution came?
I’d expect to see a Barbermatic before I saw a self driving truck that had to share the road with humans.