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167 sats \ 5 replies \ @Signal312 17h \ parent \ on: 7 months into 6 months away from AI stealing your jobs AI
I was traveling overseas in Burma, many years ago. At a cheap hotel, there was a patch of grass. A couple of the workers there were cutting the grass, with scissors, while crouched on the ground.
I told a Burmese guide about it, and talked about how inefficient it was. He said that it was a good thing, because at least that way they have jobs.
Fear is definitely the mind killer. But I can see the fear of not having a job as being a very immediate, powerful thing, as opposed to the much more vague and abstract "it's more efficient and will lead to greater wealth".
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The aftereffects of socialism.
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Wow.
You should drop Economics in 1 Lesson. Then they would learn something.
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Oh, don't misunderstand. I'm not proposing apathy. I think about losing my marketable edge often. It's one thing that keeps me working to improve my skills. Expecting the world to be static is just foolish. 20 years ago I was thinking about avoiding being made unnecessary. I have long worked to make myself indispensable. Not just with hard skills but with interpersonal skills.
Focusing on an externality like AI is not helpful as a fear. It is if you want to learn how to use it as a tool.
You catch what I'm saying. We survive and thrive by adapting.