Great post, Harold--issues I'm struggling with as I advise people on what to do to plan for the future. I see technology having HUGE impacts that we aren't yet able to grapple with, both as a society and in terms of our individual careers. I think that there are some things we can do to "future-proof" ourselves, but overall, I think this is going to be something that we have to address on a much larger scale than I see happening now.

As I look at the possibilities, I see a utopian option, where technology frees up humans to live lives of leisure. But that would mean utterly revising our notions about work and capitalism and I don't see us even going there.

What seems more likely is the dystopian possibility of a tiny fraction of people enjoying a high standard of living, while the rest of us fight over the scraps. Unless we see some major changes in how we're thinking about and engaging with the pace and nature of technological change, I think we're in for a world of hurt.