List a few modern day examples of jobs that have been render

List a few modern day examples of jobs that have been rendered obsolete or outright replaced by technological change. What jobs can you think of that are unlikely to be replaced by technology?

What role has our increased emphasis on time measurement played in this dilemma?

Is technological advancement destroying jobs and decreasing the amount of available work, or is it just transforming the nature of work? Is this a good or bad thing for social progress?

What kind of social implications will widespread automation have on the way we live? What kind of future do you see for us?

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telephone service operators microfilm and film careers of all types; photo lab technicians typists, secretaries, stenographers graphics departments check-out clerks diminishing due to automoted check-out lines film processors train caboose men meter readers flight booking agents newspaper boys - (displaced by adults?) photo-typositors and typesetters generally webmasters typewriter and other mechanical/electrical office repair toll booth collectors - slowly going away real estate agents - change services/model to remain viable??? HR recruiters - social media and online sites replacing them? \'Discovery\' lawyers - powerful search engines replacing Production workers displaced by robots and automation Pimps and madams are getting disrupted by Craigslist or other services in many locales. traditional librarianship roles giving way to \'search engines\' - new roles as managers of vast amounts of information replace \'finding\' things DVDs are slowly becoming less relevant, being replaced by other disruptive technologies! E.g. Redbox is replacing Blockbuster. Take that! See NY Times articlehttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/0... in-home telephone repair completely and telephone repair generally small business appliance repair book binders book store owners print encylopedia personnel career waiters Cartographer Yellow Page ad salesperson - see article http://www.usatoday.com/news/nat... Stockbroker Higher education programs, delivery models, degree awarding institutions Bible copying monks were displaced by the printing press Mattress makers Automobile and assembly line workers Printers and copy shop clerks Mail carriers Insurance agents