I am convinced that automation is not a black and white issue. I enjoy the optimism in your article but there are some realities we must face.

Automation will cause job losses and difficulties to any population however short it maybe. But if government and businesses make smart decisions in the long term more better paying jobs will be created out of it.

This is why in the modern age we live in vocational job training should be advocated as a alternative to college. This can be done with the government offering some incentives and companies giving part time paid work with job training.

If these types of programs are correctly executed, the next generation can have jobs they like with decent pay.