[sublinear]

> Those increasingly specific roles, in increasingly complex systems, meant that the average level of wide conceptual understanding of each worker was reduced

This is one of the foundational premises of this whole piece, and it's false.

The other premise is AI doesn't work, and that's actually true.

How is it that just a few years ago everyone was whining about needing more skills than ever to do their job, and now suddenly "because AI" they don't? Which is it?

[h4ny]

If taking the sentence out of context wasn't intended, you may want to (re)read the article because 'and now suddenly "because AI" they don't?' isn't even remotely close to what is being said in that paragraph and the one after.

[sublinear]

???

The entire post is the same topic repeated ad-nauseam that "deskilling" concentrates labor into roles with less scope so that automation can take over.

I'm saying the opposite has been happening for decades. The only people who think that work is getting less skilled are on the far extremes of the political spectrum. They're both allergic to work and dream up disaster or utopia to get their way.

[h4ny]

I still can't really tell if you re(read) the article properly and it seems like you are just making assertions against what doesn't fit your _beliefs_ and just label anything that seems to deviate even just slightly with labels like "repeated ad-nauseam", "far extremes of the political spectrum", etc., which isn't fun to engage with.

[satisfice]

Good work takes skill. The tech industry long ago realized that good work is not required to stay in business. The industry is overflowing with mediocre workers who feel little pressure to master their craft.

[sublinear]

The tech industry is not the broader corporate world or economy. The tech industry has a lot of egg on its face due to AI hype.