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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Is technology destroying jobs? 

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/15/technology-destroying-jobs/

One thing I got from my ECON 101 Prof, Larry Smith at the University of Waterloo, is that technology will be disruptive, and that's a good thing. We don't want an economy "McJobs". Instead, we want to push for higher efficiencies to increase productivity and increase the resources/quality of life for all.

However, as the above article discusses, perhaps technology is moving so fast at creating efficiencies, we leave out those who cannot contribute, retrain and be productive. If that's the case, as a tech community, what social responsibility do we have to help those being left behind?

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