>We've been eliminating jobs with labor-saving devices for centuries. In the past they've always created as many jobs as they destroyed
This seems dubious. The avg. work week has been decreasing for a long time. It was only a century ago that significant amounts of <10 year olds were working, and the average work week was twice as long. Now it's slipping towards 30 hours a week.
This seems to just to continue that trend. It's becoming less likely that <20 year olds will have ever held a job.
I can't see it getting any better as boomers get older and refuse to give up their jobs.
This seems dubious. The avg. work week has been decreasing for a long time. It was only a century ago that significant amounts of <10 year olds were working, and the average work week was twice as long. Now it's slipping towards 30 hours a week.
This seems to just to continue that trend. It's becoming less likely that <20 year olds will have ever held a job.
I can't see it getting any better as boomers get older and refuse to give up their jobs.