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> But I’m still paying the price for that: every time I log in to my bank account now, it’s like peeling barnacles off the hull of a ship to get rid of all the
by Tepix 2y ago
> But I’m still paying the price for that: every time I log in to my bank account now, it’s like peeling barnacles off the hull of a ship to get rid of all the new charges that Apple and Google have concocted.
That part isn't very convincing. I have no charges on my bank account from Apple or Google.
Anyway, i think a potential reason to reject AI is what Kurt Vonnegut has laid out in his 1952 novel "Player Piano": Do we want automation take away jobs we actually like? I highly recommend reading this book, it is once again very relevant today.
- nisegami 2y agoI think that the concern that AI will take away creative jobs is missing the forest for the trees. I want to write more about my thoughts on this but the gist of it is those jobs may become rarer, but that doesn't have to mean that creative endeavors will cease. I think we need a broader reimagining of what employment means to individuals and to society.
- DonsDiscountGas 2y agoAutomation takes away "jobs" but it doesn't make the actual activity forbidden. You can still do things without being paid for them.
- Tepix 2y agoIf you identify with your job and it becomes worthless (noone wants to pay for it), it's going to mess with your self-esteem.
- Lerc 2y agoI think this statement concisely embeds the premise that might be the root cause of much of the problem. That premise is "For something to have worth, someone has to be willing to pay for it". That is only true for the narrowest definition of worth. If worth is reduced to a property to facilitate trade and nothing else then it works. Worth can also carry a sense of non-tradable value, It can be meaningful. You can do something because you like doing it and someone else could be glad you were doing it. Requiring a financial transaction to turn that goodwill into self esteem seems to be a fundamental problem with our society.
- Mindwipe 2y agoNew Android phones do prompt you (with a six month trial) to sign up to the Google One tier with Gemini 2 included as part of set up now.