Since the advent of modern computers, from the 1950s forward, the big push has been that human intelligence would create devices to give us more leisure time and no need to work exhausting hours.

With the monopolization of so many industries taking hold in the 21st Century, I notice the corporate shills no longer tout progress as good for working people. The idea was for MONEY to become LESS of a measure of a human's worth, and for civilization to move foward towards a healthier and more satisfying life of compassion. The growth of our talents instead of our material worth is what will change us from warring apes to cognizant beings who realize the future of one country is the future of us all.

This attitude was once widely known and excited humanity, thinking of how we could evolve and survive our selfish nature. The fact that this has not been mentioned on this thread yet saddens me. Even the Silicon Valley geniuses have discussed how workers will survive, and their answer is Universal Basic Income.

The stumbling block is the selfishness of the corporate monopolies. They are stuck in the old money trap, which will crush us. Mentally, Americans have a hard time adjusting to what should be our new reality, trying to better ourselves and mankind. So much indoctrination about "exceptionalism" and being "God's favorite" is killing our future.

Your kids don't have to be couch potato gamers. Let's teach the history which is now whitewashed from our books. Math is not impossible for us to learn, but hiring talented mathemetitians to teach us is impossible at $35,000 a year. We used to teach Latin, Greek, and philosophy in our public schools. Now we teach two semesters of remedial English just to make our freshmen literate for other college classes. It is pitiful. Knowledge is worthwhile and elevates us. Education, Trumpers, is NOT THE ENEMY. The authoritarian ignorance of religious zealots is our enemy. Accepting runaway non-regulated capitalism as our goal is the enemy. We have the opportunity to make technology work for us instead of monopolies letting us starve. Don't worry about what jobs will be left for the next generation...you're missing the point of technological advancement. Grab your pitchforks and take to the streets. The only positive about the top 10% is WE OUTNUMBER THEM. They've decided not to share the bounty, believing their own classist hype. Last year 85% of American profits went to the wealthiest 1%. A few years ago the US passed the inequality level present before the French Revolution. The poor are now poorer than when Marie Antoinette said, "Let them eat cake if they have no bread!" Americans have been fooled long enough. My pitchfork is ready.

Mine was chopping and cutting for a salad bar at 16.

If we're lucky, we'll develop something like the modern German method, which tests for different talents and attributes from K-12. The kids are encouraged to take the talents they have and develop skills in an area Germany needs workers. Which is why college is free in Germany and nearly every German has a job. They actually groom a child to take a useful vocation where they can excel with decent pay by the time of college graduation.

Why didn't the US think of that, instead of letting kids believe they're gonna be the next Michael Jordan or Meghan Markle? Oh, right, because the corporations who own politicians don't GAF about us.

Some of my cousins started out in fisheries. My first formal job was as an usher in a cinema. My daughter's first job was with a puppet show. I don't know what sorts of work future generations will have. Maybe our robotic underlings will works for us instead.