The cope is real: viral thread asks which jobs AI will never replace
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-05
A viral prompt — "name one job you're 100% sure AI will never replace" — drew a flood of answers the reblogger calls "cope incarnate." The thread is a telling sample of public AI job anxiety and the common arguments (emotional connection, physical dexterity, accountability) people use to draw AI capability boundaries.
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