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Different factors -- the rise of the super rich, the rise of a larger group of poor people, and the stagnation of the great middle class. we're actually beginning to see a healthy discussion about the first two, especially about the poor. smart government policies could easily and effectively reduce poverty in most countries. it's less clear what to do about the super rich. but frankly, if we can help the poor move up, it matters less to me at least that the rich move up even faster. but the great problem, the largest one involving the most people, is the great stagnation. middle-class people ...

Industrial revolution and all through the information revolution, technology was used to create power systems to work with and enhance human muscle power and human control. human control was a crucial part of the process every step of the way. think of a factory where thousands of workers, foremen, managers, all played a large role in manufacturing a product. in the second machine age, the authors argue, we are starting to automate cognitive tasks. control, judgment, calibration. the machines are replacing human control and cognition. they can make more consistent decisions than can humans. an...