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> In fact, when you are rich enough that money doesn't mean anything any more, you may as well have a bunch of people employed to do nothing but make you feel i
by spease 3y ago
> In fact, when you are rich enough that money doesn't mean anything any more, you may as well have a bunch of people employed to do nothing but make you feel important and powerful.
I’d just like to proactively coin the term “Ego Engineer” for the post-AGI world.
- ludston 3y agoTraditionally they'd be called "elevator operator" or "doorman" or some equally mundane/superfluous job.
- ethbr1 3y agoInteresting choices, given that both of those are putting humanity into what would otherwise be purely mechanical jobs. Practicality of having someone able to adapt to novel situations aside, there's something to be said for just having a human interaction.
- ludston 3y agoFrom a purely profit focused standpoint, these jobs should very rarely exist. And yet, due to other incentives they do. E.g. because the owner might like being greeted on their way to work.