This is a very astute observation. Life is like an onion, it has layers, and our society including our economy is inter-related and inter-dependent.
I remember when the big three automakers were all down for the count and bankruptcy talk was in the air. Some bright economists suggested that they be allowed to fail, as a better run company would emerge from their ashes.
But then others explained the domino effect, first the large automakers would close, then the metal suppliers would close, then the paint suppliers, then the cloth and leather suppliers, and then the small shops and factories making various parts and products which went into car. The ripple effect would have been huge.
I think your right, a similar ripple effect is coming, and we may not be prepared to re-train and re-skill these thousands of people who will be unemployed or under-employed. I think it is already happening on a small scale, as restaurants and fast food places deploy push button ordering stations instead of waitresses. Now they just need table servers, as people pay for their meal on the touch screen also.
Yep, times are changing fast.
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