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by SamInTheShell 336 days ago
Market displacement is nothing new. Happened in the 2000's (dotcom bubble), happened in the 2010's (cloud infra), happened again in 2020 (services workers being funneled into tech), and it's happening again now (AI is replacing those that fail to adapt with the market changes in tech).

The one thing that has kept me viable as an employee over my 15 years in tech is that I literally don't want to do the same thing I did yesterday 1000 times. I want to do it as few times as possible before I automate the problem away, so I can move on to something new. There will always be something new. There will always be someone with a dream and no skills; for me to step in and help out.

I fail to see the problem.
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vouaobrasil 336 days ago
> I want to do it as few times as possible before I automate the problem away, so I can move on to something new. There will always be something new. There will always be someone with a dream and no skills; for me to step in and help out.

> I fail to see the problem.

You fail to see the problem for YOU. Others may not have a job as flexible, but of course you were only thinking of yourself.

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SamInTheShell 336 days ago
I’m not special and anyone can do what I’m doing. Civilization has been advancing technology since people stood upright. To stand still and not expect change is just ignorance. I can’t fix flawed people, I can only march forward.
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vouaobrasil 336 days ago
I don't think it's the right path, and I think marching forward with innovation is destructive. People who can't adapt to AI aren't flawed, just like people aren't flawed who can't do math even though I can. The true ignorance is thinking that what you are doing does any good in the world.
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SamInTheShell 336 days ago
I think a lot of what you’re pointing this thread towards boils down to philosophical beliefs. Objectively throughout history there have been people resistive to technological advancement and those people have more often than not been the idea losers in history.

I’ll throw you something I believe that we might agree on though. I don’t think the colossus data center Musk setup in Tennessee is good for anyone. Those generators he’s been running are abhorrent and the guy needs realignment of his neurons through some percussive maintenance, but alas that’s probably illegal because he’s too much of a chump to accept a boxing match.

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