There's an interesting book on Abundance and how we should be optimistic for the future because of technology: Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
Free Northerner had an interesting post on Post-Scarcity: http://freenortherner.com/2012/05/06/perils-of-wealth/
An Oxford study last year suggests that ~47% of US jobs are at risk of being automated over the next few decades. (Source: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloa...oyment.pdf)
On the bright side, some people are predicting lots of new futuristic jobs being created:
http://www.impactlab.net/2014/03/21/162-...yet-exist/
Things are going to get interesting. There's definitely a ton of money to be made in the next decade or two!
Free Northerner had an interesting post on Post-Scarcity: http://freenortherner.com/2012/05/06/perils-of-wealth/
An Oxford study last year suggests that ~47% of US jobs are at risk of being automated over the next few decades. (Source: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/downloa...oyment.pdf)
On the bright side, some people are predicting lots of new futuristic jobs being created:
http://www.impactlab.net/2014/03/21/162-...yet-exist/
Things are going to get interesting. There's definitely a ton of money to be made in the next decade or two!