Why AI hits ego-driven fields like artists and SWEs hardest
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-10-14
A thread argues that the more a field's compensation is ego-based rather than material, the more visceral the reaction to AI: realism-focused artists, mathematicians, and knowledge-pride SWEs feel AI hasn't just eaten their jobs but their identities. A reply counters that beneath it all sits the very legitimate fear of losing income.
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