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In reply to the discussion: Wendy's is replacing its lowest-paid workers with robots [View all]Grammy23
(5,810 posts)But we won't be going back so cooler heads from a variety of disciplines need to work on this issue. We will need to rethink how we educate our young people and help prepare them for a world of employment different than what exists today.
The handwriting is on the wall. Every day we read or hear of more tasks being automated. Even our lives at home have been radically changed with machines to do cleaning and other chores that took a lot of time and energy in the past. Longing for a time when anyone with even minimal skills and a willingness to work could find employment is natural. I hope that those with fresh ideas for how we can find new ways to have employment for all who need to work can be developed quickly. I have three grandchildren ages 19, 16 and 12 and I want them to inherit a world that has a place for them that allows for hopes and dreams of a good life.