Tim Barden
1 min readApr 28, 2022

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Thiis problem has nothing to do with political sensibiliies and positioning it as such is counterproductive.

The core issue here is how the supply/demand curve for human labour as an input for the production of goods and services is being distrupted by technology. And, how it is doing so at close to exponential rates in many cases. Our politicians of both stripes still think in terms of conventional conservative or liberal solutions to labour problems.

It's like driving down the highway at 70mph and discovering that turning the wheel right makes the car go faster while stepping on the brake makes the car turn right. Cause and effect no longer work the way we all expect so arguing over whether to speed up or slow down, turn right or turn left isn't useful.

Perhaps we have to put the car in neutral (hoping it doesn't open the sun roof), let the car coast to a stop.

Then, and only then, can we deide whether to abandon the car and start walking, or learn how to drive differently.

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Tim Barden
Tim Barden

Written by Tim Barden

Independent. Heterodox. Passionate about the arts, society and technology. IT Professional turned Arts Professional.

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