[haswell]

> We should actively encourage fluidity in purpose

I don't think we should assume most people are capable of what you describe. Assigning "should" to this assumes what you're describing is psychologically tenable across a large population.

> too much rigidity or militant clinging to ideas is insecurity or attempts at absolving personal responsibility.

Or maybe some people have a singular focus in life and that's ok. And maybe we should be talking about the responsibility of the companies exploiting everyone's content to create these models, or the responsibility of government to provide relief and transition planning for people impacted, etc.

To frame this as a personal responsibility issue seems fairly disconnected from the reality that most people face. For most people, AI is something that is happening to them, not something they are responsible for.

And to whatever extent we each do have personal responsibility for our careers, this does not negate the incoming harms currently unfolding.

[malux85]

“Some people have a singular purpose in life and that’s OK”

Strong disagree, that’s not OK, it’s fragile

[haswell]

Much of society is fragile. The point is that we need to approach this from the perspective of what is, not from what we wish things could be.