Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
It depends on which type of technology we're talking about. From my point of view, medical technology is moving at a snail's pace.
There you go. The medical field. An area that's open to improvement and advances. Perhaps more jobs will come from this area.
Funny you mention this. Last night at a holiday family dinner I met a cousin I hadn't seen in a while. He was out of work for a couple of months but had just started work as a technician at a company that produces medical imaging equipment. It looks like a stable position, I wished him luck.
Originally Posted By: vq35de_touring
Its only natural that humans want to be better, faster, stronger. Technology just happens to be the most promising vehicle to get there. Greed is the bigger killer.
Another area where work needs to be done. Efficiency. In order to achieve "better, faster, stronger" we will need greater efficiency. 50+ years ago, the computer was a huge, sluggish beast that consumed gobs of power. Now? Well, we all know where we are now on that front. Powering our (hopefully more efficient) lifestyle? New power sources that will need to be built and maintained. I suspect many jobs of the future will come from these areas.
A common thread to the future is the "intelligent worker". Folks come in all sorts. Looking back at the last century, humanity entered it with little technical ability, through the century, particularly that cauldron of WWII, all sorts of folks developed strong technical abilities. I've seen the development of "intelligent workers" at the humble little factory where I work. In the past decades they have dealt, and dealt well, with more sophisticated equipment and processes. It's been good to be part of this process. And good to see jobs maintained in our little community. Education is the key.
Greed, yes that's a bad one. It can lead to malaise for the "have nots". We learned a lesson in kindergarten, it was called "sharing". It still applies. Not that I want the "haves" to simply give to the "have nots". But they must provide opportunity for the "have nots" or we all end up living in an intolerable world.