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The steam engine replaced a lot of jobs. Tractors replaced a lot of jobs. Calculators replaced a lot of jobs. Computer used to be a job description before it wa
by unclad5968 1mo ago
The steam engine replaced a lot of jobs. Tractors replaced a lot of jobs. Calculators replaced a lot of jobs. Computer used to be a job description before it was a personal device. There will be new jobs.
- XCSme 1mo agoIsn't the point of AGI that it can basically do any job?
- sumedh 1mo agoEntire towns got decimated when their jobs went away, such people fill their lives in drugs and vote for politicians who promise to bring back jobs.
- mf2hd 1mo agoSo its either work or drugs? No wonder people choose drugs then.
- tripledry 1mo agoIf we truly would get robots with AGI doing anything a human can do but cheaper|better|reliable, it's not comparable at all to history IMO. It's not "a lot of jobs", it's "all jobs".
- wartywhoa23 1mo agoAnd for those who don't get to find a job, there'll be a convenient WWIII to utilize themselves, just like there was WWI after the steam engine replaced a lot of jobs and WWII after tractors replaced even more. WWI: -20 000 000 extra mouths to feed WWII: -80 000 000 extra mouths to feed WWIII: you extrapolate