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by nonameiguess 1294 days ago
We can't and will never have a world with 8 billion distinct businesses that all have zero employees each. So it's nice that you think you might have a shot at a tiny lottery, but personally, I like to see trends that can benefit all of humanity, not just those who choose to start businesses.

Nothing against automation itself, but the idea that it means all of the value of a business can and should accrue to a single person I take issue with. It doesn't matter how evenly spread the probability that a randomly chosen person can become a successful founder is, or what my personal probability is. The total number of such people is necessarily capped at a very small number, and there is nothing to celebrate about at the idea of a future where only a very small number of people can ever enjoy the wealth created by automation.

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Or maybe stop worrying about theoretical macro trends and go build something valuable right now?