But I think 2018 might be worse still: the year of the neo-luddite, when anti-tech words turn into deeds. There has been an uptick in “back to the land” movements: communes and self-sustaining communities that prefer the low-tech life. In Colombia, there were clashes with police, while two Uber vehicles were torched in Johannesburg and 30 metered taxi drivers arrested. And for the existing lorry and taxi drivers? Far more likely is that, as the tech-savvy do better than ever, many truckers or taxi drivers without the necessary skills will drift off to more precarious, piecemeal, low-paid work.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2018 15:11 UTC