[ftxbro]

this doesn't sound so productive if the extra ones join a zero sum arena battle

[caddemon]

Well if we're going to be so reductive I don't think they were ever productive for society to begin with. How many people do we really need working on targeted advertisements and algorithms for social media engagement?

[ftxbro]

Well if we're going to be so pedantic I didn't say they were ever productive

[sausagefeet]

Haven't you heard? The credit belongs to the who is actually in the arena. And other such corporate platitudes.