Labour And Machines

Perhaps that is how the world of tomorrow would be: Machines doing all the work that people shouldn't be forced to do. Automated logging and movement of goods. Taxis without drivers. All the people have to do is think up ways to make better machines that handle more of the work. But as the prophets of yesteryear have failed to predict, that has never and would probably never come to pass.

Humans are a blend of logic and emotion. It is probably this blend that keeps them human. Too much logic and some claim that they become mechanical, almost like the machines. Too much emotion and they become animals, ruled entirely by their feelings and urges. So, in a world where logic reigns supreme, perhaps it is not a stretch to think that labour is being performed by automatons. What is surprising would be that the automatons were once human.