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Decades of California commissions, from the 1960s to the present, predicted large-scale job loss due to automation or deindustrialization, only for the economy to rebound in unforeseen ways, often creating more jobs.
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Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
This is a 1970s story, but anybody in the present can relate.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The triangle describes the pressures of the present.
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Sebastian Buckup,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
And yes, humans have long been inclined to view days gone by as superior to the present, even when evidence says otherwise.
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Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
This is a 1970s story, but anybody in the present can relate.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The triangle describes the pressures of the present.
—
Sebastian Buckup,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
And yes, humans have long been inclined to view days gone by as superior to the present, even when evidence says otherwise.
—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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