Ranked: Universal WoW Income Beats Both Doom and 4% GDP Growth
a_musingcat · x · 2026-09-19
A tongue-in-cheek ranking of plausible AI outcomes from most to least desirable: universal high income spent playing World of Warcraft all day, AI killing us all, AI lifting GDP growth from 2% to 4%/yr, and AI wiping out knowledge work and forcing a plumber career change. The joke lands on the irony that mild economic acceleration ranks below extinction.
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