If AI Makes Humans Unnecessary for Technical Work, Are Status Games All That Remains?
jzl86 · x · 2026-09-21
A discussion on AI's long-term social impact: why do status ladders shift faster than functional ladders? One view is that if humans become unnecessary for all technical fields, status games may be all that remains for humanity; the reply counters that it will at least be a bigger proportion of what remains.
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