Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Moving Forward to a Time of Job Replacement
Personally, I find the series Time of Eve quite interesting. Why do I find it interesting? Well, inside the relatively short series (it's only six episodes), there's a lot going on. A futuristic Japan has been presented. And, as androids become more and more like their human counterparts, androids are capable of replacing many roles normally held by humans. In order to combat this trend of human replacement, an ethics commitee has been formed in order to propagate messages indicating that too much android appreciation leads one to be an "android holic". ...Yup, that pretty much sums up the key reasoning behind why I find the series so interesting. However, do all these detail mean? That's where I'm hoping secondary sources will help me.
In regard to androids replacing human roles, I intend to search "effects of mechanization to factory workers". From personal stories such as that of Mike Lefevre (Terkel 319) to overviews of the robotic processes now popular at car manufactures such as Ford, I believe there to be a number of interesting details to be pulled. Further, what happens if there is too much mechanization; or, more pointedly, what happens if jobs are moved from social class to another?
As mentioned earlier, "Android Holic" is seen as a trending phrase in the media of Time of Eve. This phrase, along with numerous other propaganda movements held by the Ethics Comitee, show strong resemblances to present-day protests regarding outsourcing work to foreigners. At least, this is a belief of mine - one that I will be exploring through further research.
When it comes down to it, I am really curious to see what assumptions Time of Eve is making toward human job replacement - a real trend that is happening in the present day. Further, I am excited to see how and why there might exist a campaign that promotes avoiding a particular entity to perform labor.
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