You Ve Been Unplugged Analysis

This essay Mr. Marcus has written could catch the focus of anyone who owns a car or has a great respect for technology. Automobile manufacturing companies would also find this essay informative. People all over the world come up with different ideas/ways to do things. If any automobile manufacturer is looking for new ideas to develop a new product than they’ll do the research to find these ideas.

In the text Gillis refers to futurist Thomas Frey who predicts that by the year 2030 robots would be responsible for approximately half of the jobs on Earth (Gillis, 2012 pg #480). Many customers will claim to feel the frustrations and growing pains associated with technology taking over jobs citing examples like self-checkout lines and automated phone systems. Businesses may use these services in order to help cut costs but this will oftentimes come at the expense of the consumer. I believe he could have spent more time focusing on how technology that while newer technologies in our workplace may initially be rough around the edges, they have continually improved and may already in some cases be better at their job then a human

Also, according to the Jobs, Wealth, Income, and Our Future Handout, as unions decline, the middle class disappears. With no middle class, there is just the upper class and the lower class, which means great income and opportunity gaps. Therefore, according to the same handout, the top 1% has accumulated nearly 40% of America’s wealth. The Better Business Climate model tries, and usually succeeds, at giving more money to corporations

“The Beat (Up) Generation: Millennials’ Attitudes about Work” is an article written by Abby Ellin and published in Psychology Today. It talks about the generation born between 1982 and 2004, how they react to working around the older generation and why they are hated by the older generation. The millennial generation was born during the rise of technology. They can do a lot of work remotely and not have to work as hard because of all the technology they have access to and the boomer generation doesn’t understand it they equate working hard with time and physical work. The boomers feel that millennials are just lazy and have no respect.

Since the rise of globalization and the introduction of offshoring/outsourcing, sweatshops have been an ethical issue in question. In these “sweatshops”, workers slave away for long hours in unsafe work conditions and are paid little in the end. Yet these same sweatshops also employ millions of men, women, and yes—children, drastically improving the economies in the countries they exist in. Sweatshops are a bittersweet necessity for the developing countries of the world, however, it is unethical for corporations to take advantage of the cheap and convenient labor in sweatshops to produce their products on the basis of economic need. As sweatshops are necessary yet unethical, it is imperative that they are rehabilitated over time rather than

Wages were increased as the demand for jobs increased. Free trade which was a necessity for many foreign countries was ruined by Germany's unrestricted warfare. Secret trade from America to England was cut off by the scattered U-Boats in the English Channel. Trade for some countries was completely inaccessible as U-Boats created blockades. When trade routes were cancelled America Turned to conserving.

This wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for the Industrial Revolution. I do not come from a rich background, everything we have, we have because of hard work. Due to the great inventions of machines and improvements of technology that lead the middle class to be able to live great lives I am very grateful for. I myself could not even begin to imagine how life would be working out of my house as a child and even now as a sixteen year old. Factories opening up impacted my family by creating jobs for generations in the past to provide for their families that later lead to me being in this world.

They bring with these additional values into the workplace with high accomplishments and even higher expectations (Davies, 2007). This attitude frustrates and irritates. Army organization cannot afford to waste time and money by not investing in the potential that generation Y has to offer (Army Research studies, 2003). In addition, the Baby Boomers are leaving the workplace in increasing numbers. As Boomers leave a workplace that was designed around them, organizations are finding that this current workplace is at odds with the work expectations of generation Y who are in line to replace those retiring.

Lack of help would only ruin the these people as well as the time period as a whole. Poverty wasn’t always an issue, but came about with the increase of industrialism (Swisher 42). It was during the middle of Queen Victoria’s reign and was labeled England’s “biggest trouble” (Evans). The accumulation in population added onto the problem by leaving more people to be replaced by machines and eventually become poor. This era brought many people and there wasn’t a sure reason on why, but the size multiplied by as much as three sizes (Avery 123).

Minimum wage has not been increased any more than it is because many people are concerned as to what an increase in minimum wage will do to our economy. If the minimum wage was set at a higher dollar amount it could increase wages for millions. One concern with increasing the minimum wage is that people believe that if the minimum wage is increased others will lose their job in order for employers to pay the new minimum wage. People believe their jobs will soon be replaced with robots.

As with the Industrial Revolution, the Robot Revolution has too been faced with many adversaries. As in the past many claim that it would be end of society as we know it, so does Craig Lambert in “Our Unpaid, Extra Shadow Work.” Lambert argues against the automation of, what use to be, human jobs. Lambert, an editor and writer at the Harvard Magazine, argues that automation has lead to a loss of 3 million jobs (861). Lambert also exclaims that “the robots are in charge now, pushing a thousand routine tasks onto our backs” (862).

The growth of outsourcing has spurred a contentious debate whether outsourcing is the sole reason the manufacturing sector is losing jobs, and if, in the end, it is better for the average consumer. In the article Toward a Progressive View on Outsourcing, written by Sarah Anderson, John Cavanagh, Jeff Madrick, and Doug Henwood in 2004, their stance is that outsourcing of manufacturing jobs is not the only problem, but also the outsourcing of service sector jobs, and that outsourcing will have a largely negative effect on the everyday life of the average American. Every author has substantial qualifications, including “Sarah Anderson [being] a global economy project director and John Cavanagh [being] the director of the Institute for Policy Studies” (Anderson 23). Meanwhile, In Defense of Outsourcing – written in 2005 – Timothy Taylor takes a conflicting view. He believes that outsourcing benefits the Unites States’ consumer, and any negative effects are offset by other factors.

Dimensions of Technology: Artificial Intelligence Through forms of technology and the greater ability to use it, has made artificial intelligence more powerful than ever, "Artificial Intelligence" is simply creating a machine to create better ideas than the human race. The fact remains scientists and engineers are looking for the next big creation in the tech world. People feel that computer-generated feelings would be just fine if robots made them feel understood. The articles" The Network Primate," by Mark Fischetti (2014), "The Good Tech Gone Bad," by Lev Grossman (2015) and "Calling Dr. Watson," by Jon Gertner (2012) shows how three different perspectives on how the advancement of technology affects the way we feel about technology.

Robots and machines were created to make our lives easier by taking repetitive jobs off our hands and saving time. For instance electric washing machines transformed clothes cleaning from an hours-long task into something accomplished with the push of a button. Recently machines have started to take a bigger role in our lives putting some out of work. Factory and manual labor provide uneducated and unskilled workers with entry level jobs to make a living. In the past, America was promoted as the land of opportunity which brought in new people from around the world, but studies are showing a steady decrease in Immigrants today.