In the future, we may have more and more leisure time as machines replace many of the tasks we do at home and at work. Discuss the benefits this will bring and also the problems this will cause.

It is predicted that mechanization will eventually replace many of the

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we do today. Is

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a positive or negative development? I will look at some of the implications of

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conclude that

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the drawbacks of increased leisure time may outweigh the benefits. One of the main advantages of automation will be the disappearance of many dangerous or boring

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, both in the home and at the workplace.

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, the experience of

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will become more positive, with creative and

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replacing dull, monotonous ones. Another advantage will probably be an increase in the amount of free time

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enjoy. It is not inconceivable that the average worker will do a three-day week with more days off than at

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.

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development has more negative implications than positive. The most serious disadvantage of large-scale mechanization is the threat of unemployment and inequality. Unless governments can manage their human resources appropriately, we could end up with a situation in which the majority of the population

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unemployed and poor,

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a small minority are employed and fabulously rich. That might lead to a wide range of social problems. Another possible adverse effect of increased leisure time is a deterioration in physical health. For most

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today, doing tasks

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home or at

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is their main source of exercise. If

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physical labour is replaced by robots and machines, many

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may abandon physical exercise altogether. More serious than

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, might be the negative effect on mental health.

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gives us purpose in life. For most

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people

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it is the main driving force in their day-to-day existence. It is well known that many retirees suddenly feel a loss of direction when they give up their

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. Imagine the effect that ‘permanent retirement’ might have on the millions of young

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who find themselves made redundant by machines. All things considered, I would say that large-scale automation poses serious threats, social, physical and psychological in nature.