As the world becomes technologically advanced, computers are replacing people at more and more jobs. What are some job positions that may be lost because of computers? What are some problems that may result from this situation

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Today we are living in the world of robotics and computer programming. More and more programming languages are being discovered
everyday
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and which is making
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job
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of a human
more and more easy
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easier and easier
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. We are staring at a scenario, where, due to
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technological advancement, humans will be completely replaced with machines for some
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. In
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days, i.e. before the advent of computers, there were humans required to do even the easiest of
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. Even though these
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were not skilled, the
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doing that
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had the peace of mind that he is working and earning his bread and butter for himself and his or her family. There were sweepers, people working in factories could be
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examples. But with automation, a sweeper can be completely replaced by a sweeping machine
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can work continuously for
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duration and keep the floor clean. Even the
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of a driver, which can be considered as
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, will be soon replaced by a car that drives itself automatically. The
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who works in a factory in front of a conveyer belt and is a part of a bigger process can be replaced entirely by machines. In future, any
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that requires the same process to be done over and over again can be automated and a
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can be replaced. Only
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that may not be replaced will be the ones
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require analytical skills and
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level of intelligence which is not easily replicable.
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automation and
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computerisation
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may bring companies
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of savings in cost but
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it is equally risky for the society as a whole. As they say, an empty mind is a devil's advocate, a
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who will lose his
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to a computer is at
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risk of inculcating bad habits or
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on the path of crime to earn quick money to run the show for his family. There might be increased cases of depression and suicides
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of
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losses and
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to earn money. To conclude, I would like to say that machines are for humans and not the other way round. It is important to strike
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right balance between
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automation and human efforts in order to maintain the level of profits as well as social security.
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