Smart people chase full autonomy while shrugging off mass joblessness
gdechichi · x · 2026-09-05
A debate on automation and jobs: @paraschopra laments that so many smart engineers and researchers pursue full autonomy despite its clear job-displacement consequences, and that they simply shrug when asked about them. The replier counters there is no escape—automation is the bedrock of a wealthy society, and not doing it means another nation eventually will, with all that implies.
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