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I don't think I'll ever understand this perspective. To my ears, all the AI hype and profoundly ignorant economic fantasies sound exactly like the bidet hype of

I don't think I'll ever understand this perspective. To my ears, all the AI hype and profoundly ignorant economic fantasies sound exactly like the bidet hype of the 2010s. You can't have a revolution based entirely on not having to wipe your ass (except when you still do because bidets are garbage). Unless you are fresh out of college and working at some lame startup or coding sweatshop, mature white collar work has always been pretty damn close to "not having to work".

manlymuppet 2mo ago
Haha I agree. Although my bidet is phenomenal, air conditioned white collar work has always felt like a lucky getaway from real work to me.
- sublinear 2mo ago
  To be clear, I meant that there are no threats to what has always kept white collar workers employed. The past few years have been nothing but the most asinine arguments by truly pitiable people. You're easily replaceable early on when your only value is doing, but with more experience come more meetings and responsibilities. You become valuable for knowing, and knowing is not mere knowledge. Assuming that the years of experience have shaken out the chaff, the only source of stress for those who remain employed is what is already inseparable from life itself. Personal growth without work doesn't even make sense. That's why it doesn't feel like work. That's why the concept of "not having to work" is pathological and ridiculous. Anyone feeling this way about "work" needs to get help. I'm totally serious when I say that.
  - mlrtime 2mo ago
    Is this another way of saying "choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life"?
    - sublinear 2mo ago
      With enough experience, it doesn't matter what you pick. Any job can become effortless. Choose a career that fucking pays at least.
CoastalCoder 2mo ago
Are we using the same kind of bidet? Or maybe we have to very different diets? For me they're a huge upgrade.
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manlymuppet 2mo ago

Haha I agree. Although my bidet is phenomenal, air conditioned white collar work has always felt like a lucky getaway from real work to me.

sublinear 2mo ago
To be clear, I meant that there are no threats to what has always kept white collar workers employed. The past few years have been nothing but the most asinine arguments by truly pitiable people. You're easily replaceable early on when your only value is doing, but with more experience come more meetings and responsibilities. You become valuable for knowing, and knowing is not mere knowledge. Assuming that the years of experience have shaken out the chaff, the only source of stress for those who remain employed is what is already inseparable from life itself. Personal growth without work doesn't even make sense. That's why it doesn't feel like work. That's why the concept of "not having to work" is pathological and ridiculous. Anyone feeling this way about "work" needs to get help. I'm totally serious when I say that.
- mlrtime 2mo ago
  Is this another way of saying "choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life"?
  - sublinear 2mo ago
    With enough experience, it doesn't matter what you pick. Any job can become effortless. Choose a career that fucking pays at least.

CoastalCoder 2mo ago

Are we using the same kind of bidet? Or maybe we have to very different diets? For me they're a huge upgrade.

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