I'm not worried about automation at all. Generally jobs do not become automated until it makes financial sense to do so, and automation is expensive. And guess what, automation creates jobs, usually better jobs than it replaces. Because of the decline in available capital, automation and technological development are likely to slow way down. Additionally, a lot of manufacturing jobs are coming back to the US from China. Of course this all means inflation is built in to the process, but if we are smart about our policies, we can bring entire supply chains back to the US and Mexico permanently. Globalization is ending, and the youngest generations of Americans stand to gain a lot in the near future.