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Lol not everyone is built with the mental and emotional capacity to not be scarred in that type of job. Sure, they can switch jobs, but it's pretty much like ha

Lol not everyone is built with the mental and emotional capacity to not be scarred in that type of job. Sure, they can switch jobs, but it's pretty much like having an employee do welding work without protective glasses. Guaranteed consequences for them in the long run.

pavel_lishin 6y ago
I would argue that no-one is - the welding goggles analogy is a very apt one. Nobody's born able to withstand straight high-energy ultraviolet.
- kukx 6y ago
  Or is it really? I am honestly curious what are the arguments? I can find one to the opposite, like humans did not evolve in the arc welding environment, while the cruelty was not unknown to our ancestors. I would expect that there are many people well equipped to deal with the latter.
- drusepth 6y ago
  Yeah, I'd agree that no-one is, which is exactly why I also think this kind of job should be automated away -- to spare the real humans from having to deal with emotional cancer. I spent ~6 months working on tech to detect potentially-suicidal people online (which required a lot of manual flagging and review) and it's one of the most emotionally draining jobs I've ever done. It's a weird feeling to think it's an incredibly important job, but not want to recommend anyone ever do it -- that seems like a perfect role for automation to slip in.
  - pavel_lishin 6y ago
    > that seems like a perfect role for automation to slip in. I have no faith in AI to handle nuance like this: https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/28/gpt3_medical_chatbot_experiment/ https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/28/gpt3_medical_chatbot_...