I liked the video from your opening comments alone! We need more folks who think like you are talking about. It is really telling how insulated Mr Krugman is from the middle income private sector world with how quickly he dismisses how technology displaces workers. He says the long shoreman coped, but really they didn't. The work went away and nothing replaced it. Just like manufacturing and mining. He also states that he does not see evidence that high taxes cause people to decrease work. It is likely true that we don't work less because we all still need to feed and shelter ourselves (and family if you have one) but it does make folks like me become very cynical towards those doing the taking of ~50% of my work. Is there a difference between workers and say it professionals? Many times in history Unions seem like a pretty corrupt organizations. That probably contributes to their decline. Mr Krugman is exponential growth on a finite planet possible?,(reply>), He believes this is true because he believes money can be printed infinitely and that America will always be the world's reserve currency. He also believes that inflation is small because many of the things used to calculate real gdp are small.however things like rents, housing and medical costs (making up the majority of the median incomes spending) have had massive inflationary impacts.,(reply>), In agreement: Automation Denial is Harmful, Software Engineer," Gerald Huff (~2m video) <a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEqxTy1WGcI"">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEqxTy1WGcI</a><br><br><br><br>The Netflix documentary 'American Factory' shows where a Chinese billionaire restores a closed US factory but when American workers can't keep up with Chinese workers", who work like robots, American workers get replaced. But in the end," even the Chinese workers are replaced by what? Robots!<br><a href=""https://www.netflix.com/title/81090071"">https://www.netflix.com/title/81090071</a>",(reply>), @Ben Kjellberg It's a reasonable question. I think my obsession over the software industry and how I'm able to see my predictions met repeatedly has increased my confidence. Just looking at how NASA planned and placed an autonomous robot on Mars was even beyond my expectation.,(reply>), @Kristofer Älvring by the way, thanks for the comment. Where do you get your confidence for the idea that humanity will leave the planet in a meaningful way?,(reply>), @Kristofer Älvring saying it is unimaginable is a figure of speech not ment to be taken literally.  It is likely resource intensive to the point of likely making the planets ecosystem incapable of supporting life as we know it. If humans can get nations and money to go away. Maybe there would be a chance. As I understand  it, it would take great dedication (generation of humans living in space) unless a near light or faster than light method of propulsion was found to even travel to the nearest habitable destination. Techno utopianism is just not realistic for me. Love me some science fiction though.