“How unhappy are you that your dishwasher has replaced washing dishes by hand, your washing machine has displaced washing clothes by hand or your vacuum cleaner has replaced hand cleaning? My guess is this ‘job displacement’ has been very welcome, as will the ‘job displacement’ that will occur over the next 10 years. This is a good thing. Everyone wants more jobs and less work.”
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Hal Varian
Hal Varian, born on March 18, 1947, is a distinguished economist known for his research in the fields of information economics, network economics, and statistics. He has made significant contributions in academia and industry, serving as the Chief Economist at Google and having a profound impact on internet economics and data analysis. more
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