[sgillen]

>> Even today, the privilege afforded by a life in technology and among technologists seems to set a person apart from the rest of the world to such an extent that they almost forget it exists.

I agree on your second point, but those in medicine, finance, or law enjoy similar salaries and quality of life to those in tech. Furthermore to really set yourself apart and join the global super rich you can’t really do that by selling your labor no matter your field.

[d--b]

Medicine, finance and law are three disciplines that are being heavily threatened by AI.

[sgillen]

You can add many tech disciplines including large swathes of programming to the list of things being threatened by AI.