In 2018, there will be innovations, but no jobs

There will be innovations, but no jobs:

• Trends 2017: The disconnect between growth and employment (International Labour Organization - United Nation) 
• A New Chart Conclusively Proves That Automation is a Serious Threat ... to employment.  (2017)
• “My reading of the data is that technology is the main driver of the recent increases in inequality. It’s the biggest factor,” says Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor of management at MIT (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/531726/technology-and-inequality/ 2014) 
• Can humans thrive in the bot economy? (Dominic Price - Atlassian - 2017) https://www.atlassian.com/blog/it-teams/can-humans-thrive-in-the-bot-economy

The current response is "losers go to hell":

• Americans are dying younger than people in other rich nations (The Washington Post - 2017)  
• Top 10 Anti-Homeless Measures Used in the United States  (2014)
• "Defensive Architecture"  How Aggressive Architecture Designs the Homeless Out of the Public Realm (ArchDaily 2017)

It might not be sustainable, since losers can still vote ...

• European politics: leaders struggle to contain rising populism (Financial Times - 2017)

Will 2018 bring an answer? (other than Trump/Poutine duo)

That is my happy prediction :-)