Blogger predicts most people face 'extreme ontological shock' as AGI collapses their worldview
mhmazur · x · 2026-10-22
Rationalaussie argues most people still assume they'll hold a computer job like accounting for 30 years and retire—but within a few years, AGI will collapse the assumptions, systems and institutions their worldview rests on, subjecting them to "extreme ontological shock." A maximalist take in the AI-impact debate.
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