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Not a solid read on my comment, but it's an interesting point. Sensitivity to those left behind as conservative defense of tradition. I want every coal miner t

Not a solid read on my comment, but it's an interesting point. Sensitivity to those left behind as conservative defense of tradition. I want every coal miner to lose their job. Every last one. That would be a fantastic thing and a necessary thing. That doesn't mean I want those people to suffer. We can help them out. We can give them assistance and job training. In other words we can embrace the future without being cruel. That's not a conservative sentiment at all. And yes, many people would like to move forward in a thoughtful way that doesn't leave people in the dust. As far as affecting different people, LLMs are about to squish the middle class. You can be quite sure that the impact will be very different than when similar changes affect the working class.

luckylion 4y ago
> In other words we can embrace the future without being cruel. That's not "progress is necessary good". We're forming the future, our choices define the future, we're not damned to be powerless and either embrace what cannot be changed or suffer from resisting that which cannot be stopped. Right now, lots of people are having their first experience that not all progress is necessarily good. It's fun to watch how they suddenly change their tune, much like banks when they need another bailout, and they start talking about "what's good for society" a lot. > As far as affecting different people, LLMs are about to squish the middle class. I'll believe it when I see it. We were promised widespread unemployment thanks to robotics, too.