More Automation Means Greater Need for Experts
illscience · x · 2026-07-09
This post references an article exploring "what happens when you automate everything," concluding that as automation increases, there remains a strong need for humans to perform more specialized, higher-level work.
The author corroborates this with their own experience, noting that over the past two years, they have continuously climbed the ladder of side projects and ambitions, which aligns with this perspective.
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