Yes technology 'take the place' of....warm bodies.....and makes the better qualified, more adaptive survivors more productive.

No conflict with either articles, but overlooking the baby boomer 'drop out rate' is what skews the discussion into the political, mistakenly

As in "Thanks Obummer!"

For what, the robots and the microprocessors and, and...the affordable health care insurance NOT tethered to employment?!

LOL!