Innovation is often a double-edged sword. As breakthroughs in technology slice through barriers that have held humanity back, they often simultaneously slice through supports that have kept humanity afloat. In a capitalist economy, the ultimate goal is to increase labour productivity and decrease cost. Automation, or replacing human labour with technology, has been the main tool used by Canadian businesses to achieve that goal. Our economy in the most idealistic sense is set up to be a meritocracy, the harder you work the more you earn. However, to judge a person’s merit, there has to be an opportunity to […]
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