The book, The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future by Martin Ford, has a very interesting and thought-provoking approach to the idea of automation and its effect on people who will be actively searching for jobs in the future. It critically analyses many industries and sectors such as information technology, white-collar jobs, higher education, health care, and consumerism, to determine whether there are any jobs that are safe from becoming fully automated with technology. However, there is a lot of skepticism about whether advancing technology will actually replace jobs, as historically, it has brought us towards a more prosperous society (p. 8). One example of this skepticism can be seen by Milton Friedman. When he was taken to a large public project, he was surprised to see many workers had shovels, and that there were very minimal bulldozers and tractors to aid the workers. When the government official
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This research was mostly done by using a variety of different articles from a diverse range of websites. The author, Martin Ford, also used a variety of charts and graphs to support his thesis. However, there were very minimal primary research methods used in the book. Another interesting way that the author tries to convey his message is through story-telling. Throughout the book he shares many stories, which not only keeps the reader interested, but it also helps the audience comprehend the message of the book a little bit better. For example, he tells a story about the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (p. 30), he uses a story to talk about Moore’s Law (p. 58), and he talks about the World Series (p. 72). There are many more examples of Martin Ford using stories to start his chapters, which really engages the audience to continue to read. It also perfectly illustrates many of the points that he tries to convey to the
This research was mostly done by using a variety of different articles from a diverse range of websites. The author, Martin Ford, also used a variety of charts and graphs to support his thesis. However, there were very minimal primary research methods used in the book. Another interesting way that the author tries to convey his message is through story-telling. Throughout the book he shares many stories, which not only keeps the reader interested, but it also helps the audience comprehend the message of the book a little bit better. For example, he tells a story about the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (p. 30), he uses a story to talk about Moore’s Law (p. 58), and he talks about the World Series (p. 72). There are many more examples of Martin Ford using stories to start his chapters, which really engages the audience to continue to read. It also perfectly illustrates many of the points that he tries to convey to the