Silicon Valley is broken and heading for social unrest, argues media theorist – Quartz

“Over the next ten years, I think we’ll see either a significant movement in that direction, or we’ll be in a bad place,” he says.

And what sort of “bad place” might we expect if Silicon Valley fails to change course?

“Basically everybody working for 16 to 20 hours a day for very little pay, doing repetitive tasks that for one reason or another, computers can’t do,” Rushkoff says. “And these will be the lucky people, because at least they’re employed.”

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