Fear of AI replacing jobs assumes work is the point of being human
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-08-15
The author reflects on the anxiety surrounding AI job displacement, noting it assumes work is the purpose of human existence. The real disruption may be realizing human worth was never meant to be measured by economic usefulness.
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