>But after decades of automation (and some increases in global trade)<p>This should read:<p>>But after decades of global trade (and some increases in automation)<p>But of course, that would mean that the author wouldn't have support for their thesis. Unfortunately, making shit up doesn't support the thesis, either.<p>>Starbucks could lay off all of its baristas and make its stores fully automated... But Starbucks isn't going to do that because they know customers aren't just coming for the coffee. The ritual of ordering coffee and having a human being prepare it is an integral part of the Starbucks experience.<p>FFS. This is obvious bullshit to anyone who's been to a Starbucks.<p>Journalism shouldn't be the process of writing a clickbaity title and then shoehorning reality into it. Shouldn't be, but it is.
Yes, twenty years from now software/AI will destroy even more jobs. For example, JournalismBot will write delightful fluff pieces with the most irrestibly click baity titles.