[bhauer]

I'm in the tech industry, so I am sympathetic to your view, but you must realize this argument is silly. Energy requires technology? Yes. Technology also requires energy to power... well, everything. Manufacturing requires technology? Yes. Technology also requires manufacturing to build our phones, tablets, computers, Teslas, etc.

You can see where I'm going here. The economy is a network. No single node is the focal point around which everything else orbits.

[sillypog]

"People" might be the central node.

[smpetrey]

Yep.

This right here. So what happens when AI becomes is in the focal length of simple adoption? AI isn't even affecting .0000000005% of the economy yet. But when it comes, it going to unleash of fury of change never before seen.

To go full circle, there's a reason that the "tech industry" carries a big weight. It's because the Information Age is coming to a close, and who knows what's next.

[bhauer]

Good point.

"The economy is us. We don't need a mechanic. Put away the wrenches—the economy's organic."

https://youtu.be/GTQnarzmTOc?t=5m4s