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Hello, dear ones! Today I put some Classic Obidala fics together. This is of course totally subjective. Please add your own Classic Obidala fics that you think everyone should have a look at :)
There is a second part coming up next friday.
eta: fixed my mess, lol.
Rumors of My Demise by @cupiscent
(Rated: M, Words: 4012, Chapters: 1/1) Padme Amidala cannot live in a galaxy where he has come to be what he is. Obi-Wan Kenobi spends most of his time talking with ghosts.
Never Meant To Start A War by Jedi Buttercup
(Rated: T, Words: 2000, Chapters: 1/1) There aren't as many of us now as there were when Milady was Queen of Naboo, but our job remains much the same as it has since she first took public office: we handmaidens guard her body, aid her in her work, and keep her secrets for her. Even when those secrets make the rest of our jobs harder.
Force Passage by ticklesivory (links to fanfiction.net)
(Rated: R, approx. 20k words, 22 Chapters) Force apparition Qui-Gon teaches Obi-Wan how travel through time in order to change the future. But changing the past always comes with complications.
Intimacy Without Intricacy by @danielleasbureaucouk
(Rated: M, Words: 181017, Chapters: 45/45) After Geonosis, Count Dooku asks for a Peace conference to take place between the New Republic and the Jedi, bringing Senators and Masters together in more ways than one. Meanwhile Palpatine aims to unleash a scandal which could break the Republic forever. With references to the film Deception, and Karen Miller's Wild Space, this is a Obidala Clone Wars AU. (Personal Fave!)
One Path by Lionchilde & Aruna7 (links to fanfiction.net)
(Rated: , Words: approx. 580k, Chapters: 240) The story begins during TPM with an unexpected but welcome friendship. When friendship turns to something more, an entire galaxy will be changed, for better and for worse.
Companies Are Mitigating Labour Shortages with Automation — and this Could Drastically Impact Workers
Harvey, G. (2022, April 24). Companies are mitigating labour shortages with automation — and this could drastically impact workers. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/companies-are-mitigating-labour-shortages-with-automation-and-this-could-drastically-impact-workers-181017
Geraint Harvey writes: “The solution to the worker shortage proposed by the Business Development Bank of Canada’s chief economist is increased automation. Advocates and critics have long argued over the impact of automation on employment. Advocates believe automation can be used to perform mundane or physically demanding jobs, freeing up workers to learn new skills and take on better jobs. Recent research from the University of Pennsylvania supports the argument that automation creates jobs. The study found that investing in robots boosted the efficiency and quality of work while reducing costs, increasing productivity and creating more job opportunities.”
“But critics have argued that automation and advancements in technology create an hourglass economy where opportunities only exist for highly and lowly skilled workers, leaving less work for semi-skilled workers who must either increase their skills or take lower-skilled (and waged) work. … The reason why automation hasn’t had a more detrimental impact for workers can be explained by two factors. Firstly, employees are also consumers. To reduce employment is to reduce the market for products, which is bad for manufacturers and capitalism itself. … Secondly, firms can easily resolve issues with new technology by employing human workers to take over.”
“It has been argued that about half of the activities undertaken by workers could be automated by 2055. This does not mean that all of these activities will be automated. Nor does it mean that 50 per cent of jobs will necessarily disappear in the next 30 years without other jobs emerging as a result. However, current circumstances, especially the shortage of workers, is a powerful motivation for automation. We could see a significant increase in automation use in the workplace over the next few years. The challenges of filling worker vacancies may be good news for workers now, but the longer terms consequences still remain to be seen.”
Additional Information
Dixon, J., Hong, B., & Wu, L. (2021) The Robot Revolution: Managerial and Employment Consequences for Firms. Management Science, 67 (9), 5586–5605. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2020.3812 Open Access
Ford, M. R. (2016). Rise of the robots: Technology and the threat of a jobless future. Basic Books. UTL Permalink: https://librarysearch.library.utoronto.ca/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/14bjeso/alma991106406065806196
Nunes, A. (2021, November 12). Automation Doesn’t Just Create or Destroy Jobs — It Transforms Them. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/11/automation-doesnt-just-create-or-destroy-jobs-it-transforms-them
Manyika, J., et al. (2017). A Future that Works: Automation, Employment, and Productivity. McKinsey & Company. https://www.mckinsey.com/%7E/media/mckinsey/featured%20insights/Digital%20Disruption/Harnessing%20automation%20for%20a%20future%20that%20works/MGI-A-future-that-works-Executive-summary.ashx
Photo Source: Levêque D. (2019). [Photograph] Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/GpNOhig3LSU