What Happened to Horses Is Happening to Us

What this video covers

CGP Grey's video "Humans Need Not Apply" argues that automation will make a large part of the workforce economically obsolete, much as engines did for horses. It surveys robots and software replacing both physical and mental labor.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN has recommended it for a decade as the standard explainer on automation and unemployment, though skeptics later cite it as an example of overconfident predictions.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“CGP Grey did a great video on this[1].”

“I highly recommend CGP Greys video”

“Excellent video on the subject: CGPGrey - Humans Need Not Apply”