The Industrial Revolution Was Myopic

The first industrial revolution created machines that were complementary to us as humanoids. The modern technological revolution is exposing the limits, not of human brawn, but of human brainand instead of being complementary, modern technology is displacing us. A capital is being substituted more and more for labor, threatening jobs, living standards, and, as we know from contemporary political debate, the fabric of the middle class. Successful capitalism needs us to be fully engaged, not just as gadget savouring consumers, which we all are, but also as producers. In other words, we need to have stable, productive high s of employment, which is what robotic is undermining.