Finding Meaning In An Automated Future w/ John Danaher

In this episode, Cem and Wayne interview John Danaher an Academic with interests in the philosophy of technology and it’s implications on the future of work, money, morality and much more. We delve into whether technological employment is something we should be worrying about, how technology is democratising education, what would happen if people were given a guaranteed minimum income and the skills you’ll need to future-proof yourself against these inevitable changes. What You'll Hear 3:40 - Technophile or Technophobe? 6:15 - Sci-fi a precursor to science fact? 7:35 - Technology's disruption of education 12:45 - Is technology now providing a gateway into professions? 15:45 - The pros and cons of running a "gig" based business 20:00 - What are the menial jobs of the future going to look like? 28:30 - The Age of Abundance 33:55 - The basic guaranteed income and the value of work 40:35 - The rise of the basic guaranteed income 45:35 - The future of the self-driving car 47:55 - The potential of Virtual Reality and the Experience Machine 51:45 - The Status Quo Bias 55:20 - The need for varied life skills in the education space 56:30 - The most powerful piece of advice and the biggest load of nonsense. Resources John Danaher Blog UberAirBNBHumans Need Not ApplyDan Priestly - Entrepreneur RevolutionJeremy Rifkin - The Zero Marginal Cost SocietyReview The Future PodcastBlack Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits - Season 1 Episode 2Robert Nozick's Experience MachineJohn Ronson - You've Been Publicly ShamedJohn Ronson - The Psychopath Test