# SF novels about jobs taken by robots and automation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-novels-about-jobs-taken-by-robots-and-automation/840067>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 11, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-novels-about-jobs-taken-by-robots-and-automation/840067 "2019-09-11T20:20:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-novels-about-jobs-taken-by-robots-and-automation/840067/21 "2019-09-20T14:22:08Z")

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Ready Player One doesn’t explicitly deal with the subject but definitely shows the effects of living in such a place. It’s also a pretty entertaining novel.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-novels-about-jobs-taken-by-robots-and-automation/840067/22 "2021-04-08T20:50:15Z")

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Bumped.

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sf-novels-about-jobs-taken-by-robots-and-automation/840067/23 "2021-04-08T20:54:22Z")

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You know it’s good when you wince as well as grin.

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