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by JumpCrisscross 812 days ago
> We could do with fewer "marketing, law, finance, etc" jobs

We can say this about almost any job category. For those perceived as useless, good riddance. For those seen as essential, they’re essential—wouldn’t it be nice if doctors could spend as much time as they wanted with every patient because a machine was doing the boring bits?

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Or because we didn't need X profession, so those people could be doctors instead...