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Outside of medicine, a non-CS engineering degree, preferably also a masters, remains a good pathway to a reasonable non-parasitic job, although relocation may b

Outside of medicine, a non-CS engineering degree, preferably also a masters, remains a good pathway to a reasonable non-parasitic job, although relocation may be required.

dr_dshiv 5mo ago
Can it be replaced with good references and an interesting portfolio?
- OutOfHere 5mo ago
  For those with a CS degree, I think the issue is that we aren't correctly using CS and AI to amass power as we rightfully should. We literally hold in our hands the power to delete many desk jobs from existence, also to offer various original new services, but somehow we're feeling crippled. This disconnect requires bridging.
  - SJC_Hacker 5mo ago
    Deleting those desk jobs requires understanding those desk jobs. Which means either working them or teaming up with someone who does
    - deleted 5mo ago
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    - OutOfHere 5mo ago
      A lot of desk job work: 1. To the extent it's standard, it's covered in textbooks which are easily learnable by AI. 2. To the extent it's original, it often is independently rediscoverable by AI from a combination of general intelligence plus workplace training data over which the AI learns. 3. To the extent it's learned (by a human from another human), it'll still slowly be captured by workplace training data over which the AI learns. 4. To the extent it's undocumented, it's up to management to have the processes documented.
QQ00 5mo ago
law is a parasitic job, with shit life-work balance, if you want a job, unless you want to work solo, good luck finding a law firm that wants you. medicine will always be the most secure and stable career, still has a shit life-work balance too.
- bigthymer 5mo ago
  > medicine will always be the most secure and stable career, still has a shit life-work balance too. It only is because it effectively has a guild\cartel system preventing an oversupply of doctors and that we have an aging population that increasingly demands medical care.
  - OutOfHere 5mo ago
    The government protects their cartel system at every level. I can't even legally get a blood test without authorization from the cartel.
    - eudamoniac 5mo ago
      If you're in the US, you can. LabCorp and others sell blood tests. Your insurance won't cover it is all.
      - OutOfHere 5mo ago
        It ruins into two issues: (1) The test has to be signed by an online doctor. The firm arranges this implicitly, but it's not free. I can't go directly to Quest for any random test I want. The tests offered directly by Quest without an intermediary are too expensive and too few. (2) States like New York throw a wrench in it by disallowing anyone with an in-state billing address from ordering such tests. Ideally I should be able to pay the same low rate that the insurance firm would minimally pay, but in practice I can't. I have to pay a lot more if I can get it at all. The cartel is strong.

Outside of medicine, a non-CS engineering degree, preferably also a masters, remains a good pathway to a reasonable non-parasitic job, although relocation may be required.

dr_dshiv 5mo ago

Can it be replaced with good references and an interesting portfolio?

OutOfHere 5mo ago
For those with a CS degree, I think the issue is that we aren't correctly using CS and AI to amass power as we rightfully should. We literally hold in our hands the power to delete many desk jobs from existence, also to offer various original new services, but somehow we're feeling crippled. This disconnect requires bridging.
- SJC_Hacker 5mo ago
  Deleting those desk jobs requires understanding those desk jobs. Which means either working them or teaming up with someone who does
  - deleted 5mo ago
    [deleted]
  - OutOfHere 5mo ago
    A lot of desk job work: 1. To the extent it's standard, it's covered in textbooks which are easily learnable by AI. 2. To the extent it's original, it often is independently rediscoverable by AI from a combination of general intelligence plus workplace training data over which the AI learns. 3. To the extent it's learned (by a human from another human), it'll still slowly be captured by workplace training data over which the AI learns. 4. To the extent it's undocumented, it's up to management to have the processes documented.

QQ00 5mo ago

law is a parasitic job, with shit life-work balance, if you want a job, unless you want to work solo, good luck finding a law firm that wants you. medicine will always be the most secure and stable career, still has a shit life-work balance too.

bigthymer 5mo ago
> medicine will always be the most secure and stable career, still has a shit life-work balance too. It only is because it effectively has a guild\cartel system preventing an oversupply of doctors and that we have an aging population that increasingly demands medical care.
- OutOfHere 5mo ago
  The government protects their cartel system at every level. I can't even legally get a blood test without authorization from the cartel.
  - eudamoniac 5mo ago
    If you're in the US, you can. LabCorp and others sell blood tests. Your insurance won't cover it is all.
    - OutOfHere 5mo ago
      It ruins into two issues: (1) The test has to be signed by an online doctor. The firm arranges this implicitly, but it's not free. I can't go directly to Quest for any random test I want. The tests offered directly by Quest without an intermediary are too expensive and too few. (2) States like New York throw a wrench in it by disallowing anyone with an in-state billing address from ordering such tests. Ideally I should be able to pay the same low rate that the insurance firm would minimally pay, but in practice I can't. I have to pay a lot more if I can get it at all. The cartel is strong.