Krugman is right - computers eliminate both skilled and unskilled repetitive labor (like typing from dictation tapes - which required ability to spell correctly and type accurately). My capability was transformed by my first laptop. Newsletters and briefs that took days of typing now took hours of proofreading. But the guys doing the pointing of the bricks on our apartment building don't need to speak English, or be good at math. Theyare not going to be replaced by an iPad. What they need is a union and a health plan.
Degrees and Dollars - Paul Krugman NY Times
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