Comment by kantord
6 days ago
interesting, this is basically what Venkatesh Rao pointed out back in 2013: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2013/07/10/you-are-not-an-artisan...
Basically we do not rationally analyze what work can be automated and what work is forever safe. We just assume that "sexy work" is safe, and work backwards to figure out how to explain this belief to ourselves.
Such a fascinating blog post! At first I could not believe it was written in 2013. But the more I think about it, the less I understand what he is actually trying to say. Anyway, the point that we (erroneously) see less prestigious jobs as more automatable is spot-on