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by rcdmd
2643 days ago
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I think you're both right. The commenter above you is just taking the short view and you're taking the long view. Automation is great for long-term productivity and the supply of better, cheaper goods/services, but you can't argue it makes for a happy former file-clerk 5 years away from retirement who now has to find a new gig. |
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Well, I think I supplemented the commenter above -- I was arguing with him only ironically. I don't think it's impossible for something that happened in the past to stop happening, because the situation re: automation, robotics, and AI are qualitatively different than past evolutions (plus we're already grasping at non-productive straws to keep people occupied, e.g. the rise of bullshit jobs).
(In fact, the fully realized endgame of AI+robotics revolution would be the elimination of the need of a human involved for anything, including even creative endeavors. Why some believe "human jobs" are something that's inevitable to always exist in new forms and always enough for most of the population -- as opposed to e.g. just a 10-20% at some point, if not 0% --, is beyond me).