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Just another job killed by AI. But don't worry yours is safe.

by soco 2y ago

squigz 2y ago
What do people like you expect to happen, really? Do you think all of humanity is going to be like "Oopsy, let's stop developing this technology!"? Do you think companies are going to stop using everything at their disposal to maximize profits, 'cause our jobs are at risk? Or maybe, it's not the technology to blame, or the companies using that technology, but something more fundamental?
- soco 2y ago
  People like me expect to not need to change jobs every 5 minutes because a new AI development replaces it. Because people like me can see the world around them and expect zero support from a government who places blame for all this on people like me. And if anything can be learned from history, people like me will get fed up at some point and make the people not like me stick their snarky comments some unpleasant place and burn everything down while at it. And I'd honestly hate for this to happen. Because people like me don't hate technology but what gets done with it while obliviously claiming "but there's nothing we can do".
  - squigz 2y ago
    > People like me expect to not need to change jobs every 5 minutes because a new AI development replaces it So, again, what do you expect to happen? New technology comes along and your company doesn't embrace it? > And if anything can be learned from history, people like me will get fed up at some point and make the people not like me stick their snarky comments some unpleasant place and burn everything down while at it Can we? Can you point to some instances in which workers displaced by technological progress "burned everything down"? > Because people like me don't hate technology but what gets done with it while obliviously claiming "but there's nothing we can do". Notably, I didn't claim anything like "there's nothing we can do" - I'm just curious what you think we should actually do, instead of just complaining about the technology and progress.

Just another job killed by AI. But don't worry yours is safe.

by soco 2y ago

Just another job killed by AI. But don't worry yours is safe.

What do people like you expect to happen, really? Do you think all of humanity is going to be like "Oopsy, let's stop developing this technology!"? Do you think companies are going to stop using everything at their disposal to maximize profits, 'cause our jobs are at risk? Or maybe, it's not the technology to blame, or the companies using that technology, but something more fundamental?

soco 2y ago
People like me expect to not need to change jobs every 5 minutes because a new AI development replaces it. Because people like me can see the world around them and expect zero support from a government who places blame for all this on people like me. And if anything can be learned from history, people like me will get fed up at some point and make the people not like me stick their snarky comments some unpleasant place and burn everything down while at it. And I'd honestly hate for this to happen. Because people like me don't hate technology but what gets done with it while obliviously claiming "but there's nothing we can do".
- squigz 2y ago
  > People like me expect to not need to change jobs every 5 minutes because a new AI development replaces it So, again, what do you expect to happen? New technology comes along and your company doesn't embrace it? > And if anything can be learned from history, people like me will get fed up at some point and make the people not like me stick their snarky comments some unpleasant place and burn everything down while at it Can we? Can you point to some instances in which workers displaced by technological progress "burned everything down"? > Because people like me don't hate technology but what gets done with it while obliviously claiming "but there's nothing we can do". Notably, I didn't claim anything like "there's nothing we can do" - I'm just curious what you think we should actually do, instead of just complaining about the technology and progress.