[toomuchtodo]

Work is what we do for income, not who we are as people. It’s just a job, if it’s someone’s identity, I recommend therapy to get ahead of the curve.

[marssaxman]

That may well be true for you but it is not true for everyone.

[toomuchtodo]

My condolences for the existential dread those folks face. Maybe it’s not so bad if AI replaces those jobs, if it helps those workers grow as humans and recognize that their labor was not who they were or are.

How important could your job be if it can be automated now, right? You as a human remain important, regardless of the work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_death

[marssaxman]

I think you are making some pretty broad assumptions there. Not everyone sees the world that way.