Automation Makes Us Dumb
Recently I read an article about automation making us dumb. The article explained that computers were growing very quickly and taking over jobs that humans used to have.
For example, computers now control airplanes for pretty much the whole flight. Studies show that instead of making pilots learn and making them smarter, it actually makes them dumber because they have no hands-on practice with flying. A lot of veteran pilots now find that they cannot do as well as they used to be able to, and that probably also accounts to computers taking over the job.
In factories, people used to think that automation would make the workers happier because they would be able to do better jobs for more money. But instead, it turned out that the workers got worse jobs - metalworkers turned into button-pushers, and eventually were replaced.
Therefore, I think that in the future, people should replace machines so that we don't just turn into lazy ducks who rely on computers for everything.
For example, computers now control airplanes for pretty much the whole flight. Studies show that instead of making pilots learn and making them smarter, it actually makes them dumber because they have no hands-on practice with flying. A lot of veteran pilots now find that they cannot do as well as they used to be able to, and that probably also accounts to computers taking over the job.
In factories, people used to think that automation would make the workers happier because they would be able to do better jobs for more money. But instead, it turned out that the workers got worse jobs - metalworkers turned into button-pushers, and eventually were replaced.
Therefore, I think that in the future, people should replace machines so that we don't just turn into lazy ducks who rely on computers for everything.
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