Could AI AR glasses make 'learn a trade' bad career advice?
Admirable_Zombie5245 · reddit · 2026-09-06
A Redditor challenges the consensus that trades like plumbing and electrical work are AI-proof: imagine advanced AR glasses that highlight pipes in color, flag which valve to close, identify broken parts, and overlay exactly where to cut — or mark live wires in red, show which breaker controls them, and project virtual hands to follow step by step.
The core idea: AI supplies the knowledge while you supply the hands. If that matures, 'just learn a trade' may be far less safe career advice than people assume.
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