Automation Institutionalizes Mediocrity

Meanwhile, in the lived-in world, our quality of life is unraveling in myriad ways as algorithmically-driven under-competence and mediocrity are now the norm.

When deployed by monopolies / cartels, automation institutionalizes mediocrity, and soon everyone forgets excellence and quality because they no longer have any experience of either one.

And since our economy is dominated by monopolies / cartels, automation has reduced our quality of life across the board. Once the "market choice" of price-constrained co…