UC Irvine Law Review
Volume 9 Issue 5 Women, Law, Society, & Technology Article 4
7-2019
“Tech:” The Curse and The Cure: Why and How Silicon Valley Should Support Economic Security
Sage Isabella Cammers-Goodwin
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Recommended Citation Sage I. Cammers-Goodwin, “Tech:” The Curse and The Cure: Why and How Silicon Valley Should Support Economic Security, 9 U.C. IRVINE L. REV. 1063 (2019). Available at: https://scholarship.law.uci.edu/ucilr/vol9/iss5/4
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“Tech:” The Curse and The Cure: Why and How Silicon Valley Should Support Economic Security
Sage Isabella Cammers-Goodwin
Introduction – Are They Dead? ...... 1064 Part I — Automation ...... 1072 A. Increasing Wealth ...... 1075 B. Human to Robot ...... 1077 C. Job Mismatch ...... 1079 D. Standards of Living ...... 1082 Part II – Innovation ...... 1083 A. The Myth of Inherent Value ...... 1083 B. Thank the Forefathers ...... 1089 C. Picturing Valuable Innovation ...... 1095 Part III – Infrastructure ...... 1097 A. Accessibility ...... 1098 B. Locality ...... 1103 C. World Wide ...... 1106 D. Tech as Infrastructure ...... 1112 Part IV – In Search for a Cure ...... 1114 A. The Welfare Queen ...... 1115 B. The State of Tech Philanthropy ...... 1119 C. Universal Basic Income ...... 1124 D. Better Solution ...... 1126 Part V – Conclusion ...... 1129