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The transition will be painful either way - mass unemployment, aggravated by a steep deflationary cycle, mass boredom and hopelessness in a redundant workforce
by squidbeak 3y ago
The transition will be painful either way - mass unemployment, aggravated by a steep deflationary cycle, mass boredom and hopelessness in a redundant workforce conditioned from birth to find purpose in paid work, and the cultural and political upheaval from the permanent consolidation of power and wealth by the tiny elite supplying and developing the AI who are suddenly bigger than any or all governments.
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoReplace AI with factories and you're describing the Industrial Revolution. We have a playbook for this game.
- zogrodea 3y agoDo most people find purpose in paid work? I know some young adults about 25 years old who want to retire early (seems to be a movement). I personally would value being a provider and career but work is just a means to that goal and not the end-goal itself.