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Discussion on: Will software ever become "blue collar" work?

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Nathan Martinez

I'm not sure what the definition of 'blue collar' is....I think coding/software development will continue to get more and more accessible. But I fear anything standardized enough to create a blue collar position will be automated away pretty quickly.

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stereobooster

In my article I gave following definition:

Blue collars sometimes defined as low skill job, often a manual labor. I would define it a bit another way - it is job which requires low training (at least up front), so people who can not afford university go to this job, or people who get into complicated situation or lost their previous job, basically when you tight on the budget and you need money right now, and you need to start now or ASAP and you don't have time, or better say privilege, to spent 5 years in university.