[Rodamala]

Progress you say?

From my perspective, automation may increase the "quality of life" for many, but removing human beings from direct production increases the speed of moral decay, and decreases the capacity for applying practical knowledge (common sense) within society.

Build a man's character, thus truly improving the quality of an entire culture by handing him a shovel and having him clean out ditches... not by sending him to government school to learn how to program PLCs on a Ditchdigger 3000.

Physical labor is undervalued is all I am saying.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I dissent. Engineering is an honorable pursuit. No matter how well done, there is always room to do it better.

[dfwgator]

From my perspective, automation may increase the "quality of life" for many, but removing human beings from direct production increases the speed of moral decay, and decreases the capacity for applying practical knowledge (common sense) within society.

Idle hands are the Devil's Playground.

[Resolute Conservative]

I agree. What is the purpose for people if they cannot find work within their skill set? Sitting around and being given everything kills the human spirit. We are doomed to become the drone like people in the kid movie WALL-E. Just sitting around on our devices and suffering atrophy, both physical and mental.

[GOPJ]

You have an important point... one the future will have to deal with..

[Reeses]

Progress you say? From my perspective, automation may increase the "quality of life" for many, but removing human beings from direct production increases the speed of moral decay, and decreases the capacity for applying practical knowledge (common sense) within society.

That's the Amish view, and they have a point. Avoidance of technology by whole communities is going to become more common.