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The Beginning of Technological Outsourcing

It's happening faster than you might think...

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The Beginning of Technological Outsourcing
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We're already starting to see it happen — machines are checking us out at the supermarket, ATMs do our banking for us, and we have a handheld computer that fits in our pocket. To the millennials, this fast-paced world of technology is unriveting, but no one is talking about what the millennial generation will do when the technology they grew up with dominates the workforce? This will be the ultimate betrayal and national crisis in our lifetimes, so what will we do with our time? What will the world look like in a few decades? These questions possess an alarming and time-sensitive initiative, that absolutely no one is taking.

The most pressing issue is the fact that the human function as we know it will cease to exist worldwide. Specifically, in American culture, it is commonplace for an individual to receive prior education to prepare them for the workforce, and then eventually enter said workforce to be able to earn a means of living and fulfill personal goals and aspirations from the means earned. But, when technology is used as a means of outsourcing from the American people, there will no longer be a need for education (because it is considered an intermediate means to eventually achieve work), and there will be no demand for human entry into the workforce.

This is so, simply because the technology us millennials grew up side-by-side with will become cheaper to employ than ourselves. We have observed significant impairments to the overall quality of life to someone who has not been lucky enough to be educated, and from these groups crime and violence inevitably spurt. As generations continue to be born, will we one day see a society where no one is educated?

This fact presents a daunting thought: What will we do with our time if it's not used to invest in education, work, and making money? It's no secret that humans are functional beings and need purpose and goals, so the possible effects on the species as a whole could be disastrous considering schooling and work keep our minds agile and open to critical thinking and analyzing (these skills are considered "use 'em or lose 'em"). It's critical to note the irony here - the very same people who invented the modern technology have lived to see the beginning effects of the "technological takeover." And, what's even more ironic? The millennials who have grown up with technology will be the group most directly affected by the outsourcing of labor to these familiar devices. These devices that make our lives easier will eventually make them too easy (as if we've ever dreamt of such a thing!)

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