Ah. I'm old enough to remember the last time automation was going to eliminate all the jobs.. back in the 80's, when robots entered the chat and manufacturing jobs got outsourced to Japan. (side note, interesting to read that the nikkei finally surpassed the previous record set in 1993 or so).

But now, it's interesting because, well, for one, I'm actually old enough for it to matter to me now. And two, I actually work in a field that may be impacted.

Perhaps it's time to invoke Martin Niemöller's poem:

    First they came for the garment workers
    And I did not speak out
    Because I liked cheap clothes
    Then they came for the blue collar assembly line workers
    And I did not speak out
    Because I liked cheap cars
    Then they came for the journalists
    And I did not speak out
    Because I was not a journalist
    Then they came for me
    And there was no one left
    To speak out for me.