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Comment by 6177c40f

3 days ago

You say this like it's some kind of ominous revelation, but that's just how capitalism works? Yeah, prepare for the future. All things are impermanent.

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goatlover  3 days ago

I suppose as long as either humans are always able to use new tools to create new jobs, or the wealth gets shared in a fully automated society, it won't be ominous. There are other scenarios.

  • 6177c40f  3 days ago

    I think we might make new jobs, but maybe not enough. I'll be pleasantly surprised if we get good at sharing wealth over the next few years. Maybe something like UBI will become so obviously necessary that it becomes politically feasible, I don't know. I suspect we'll probably limp along for awhile in mediocrity. Then we'll die. Same as it ever was. The important thing is to have fun with it.

wiseowise  3 days ago

> Yeah, prepare for the future.

Well excuse the shit out of my goddamn French, but being comfy for years and suddenly facing literal doom of my profession in a year wasn't on my bingo card.

And what do you even mean by "prepare"? Shit out a couple of mil out of my ass and invest asap?

  • 6177c40f  3 days ago

    Sharpen sticks, hoard water maybe? We were always going to die someday, I don't see how this changes things.

  • garblegarble  3 days ago

    >And what do you even mean by "prepare"?

    Not the person you're responding to but... if you think it's a horse -> car change (and, to stretch the metaphor, if you think you're in the business of building stables) then preparation means train in another profession.

    If you think it's a hand tools -> power tools change, learn how to use the new tools so you don't get left behind.

    My opinion is it's a hand -> power tools change, and that LLMs give me the power to solve more problems for clients, and do it faster and more predictably than a client trying to achieve the same with an LLM. I hope I'm right :-)