Past Tense (DS9)
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:59 am
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I once saw a fan edit of the episode that removed all the bits on the Defiant aside from when they arrive and after they get back. It works better as a story due to us not seeing any perspective outside of the 21st century. It helps you get better get sucked into the atmosphere of the world.
For the episode's message. I find that it's rather relevant, as automation is inevitable unless there is a disruption in technology or society, and due to the cost of maintenance the initial cost of the machine being much cheaper vs the cost of labor and benefits of having a human there doing it, the numbers of jobs will decrease over time.
There's a rather relevant video about this, called Humans need not apply.
For decades, we've had manufacturing jobs replace human labor in factories, as it's a simple task that can be done by a machine. We're already seeing the first steps of automation taking service jobs in addition to the manufacturing sector, desire of employers for fully automated restaurants, pizza delivery bots,Burger machines starting in California
All of this is fine, as long as you have a society that cares what happens to its lower class people. As Chuck said, one able to give them homes, and ensure that they aren't thought of as something to be thrown away and forgotten. One without concern for those who are unable to work, or do not make enough to survive, runs into problems.
It seems like one of those episodes that gets more plausible with every passing year
I once saw a fan edit of the episode that removed all the bits on the Defiant aside from when they arrive and after they get back. It works better as a story due to us not seeing any perspective outside of the 21st century. It helps you get better get sucked into the atmosphere of the world.
For the episode's message. I find that it's rather relevant, as automation is inevitable unless there is a disruption in technology or society, and due to the cost of maintenance the initial cost of the machine being much cheaper vs the cost of labor and benefits of having a human there doing it, the numbers of jobs will decrease over time.
There's a rather relevant video about this, called Humans need not apply.
For decades, we've had manufacturing jobs replace human labor in factories, as it's a simple task that can be done by a machine. We're already seeing the first steps of automation taking service jobs in addition to the manufacturing sector, desire of employers for fully automated restaurants, pizza delivery bots,Burger machines starting in California
All of this is fine, as long as you have a society that cares what happens to its lower class people. As Chuck said, one able to give them homes, and ensure that they aren't thought of as something to be thrown away and forgotten. One without concern for those who are unable to work, or do not make enough to survive, runs into problems.
It seems like one of those episodes that gets more plausible with every passing year