> Especially at a time where menial jobs are at great risk due to outsourcing and automation.
Much of our post-automation world will largely consist of what might be called "menial" jobs.
Specifically, our economy will evolve such that things that are uniquely human will be where the jobs are. Specifically, jobs that require creativity, communication, and/or trust-building that is relatively easy for humans to do and relatively difficult for machines to do. In fact, I suggest that some of the best jobs today fall into this category -- entertainer, high-end sales (this includes professions like finance, accounting, lawyering, etc.), artisan, merchant, etc.
In the future, there may be way more mundane jobs along the lines of Walmart greeter, but those will be where the value-add is, imho. Note that this human element largely does not require knowledge of biology, Shakespeare, etc.
Much of our post-automation world will largely consist of what might be called "menial" jobs.
Specifically, our economy will evolve such that things that are uniquely human will be where the jobs are. Specifically, jobs that require creativity, communication, and/or trust-building that is relatively easy for humans to do and relatively difficult for machines to do. In fact, I suggest that some of the best jobs today fall into this category -- entertainer, high-end sales (this includes professions like finance, accounting, lawyering, etc.), artisan, merchant, etc.
In the future, there may be way more mundane jobs along the lines of Walmart greeter, but those will be where the value-add is, imho. Note that this human element largely does not require knowledge of biology, Shakespeare, etc.