>To suggest that low-skill workers are hopeless and cannot improve themselves is paternalistic and insulting.
the question is, though, whether there will be jobs for them even if they do improve themselves. there are lots of over-educated people who end up working menial jobs because there is limited demand for most types of skills. they chose the wrong types of skills and selecting the right types of skills may be increasingly difficult if change continues to accelerate.
the question is, though, whether there will be jobs for them even if they do improve themselves. there are lots of over-educated people who end up working menial jobs because there is limited demand for most types of skills. they chose the wrong types of skills and selecting the right types of skills may be increasingly difficult if change continues to accelerate.