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increasingly it seems like the only real answer to this is to find ways of ensuring guaranteed income for people. imo we are reaching a point where people who want to build or do things will be able to - unrestrained by skills - and there will be a lot of people who will no longer need to work

Zach Weinersmith@zachweinersmith.bsky.social

Btw, even among pro AI friends, this concern is ALL OVER THE PLACE. Devs wondering how we get senior devs if the ecosystem for junior devs goes away. Doctors talking about not needing interns. Lawyers not needing paralegals. There's an ecological aspect to this and we need a plan.

Mihailiк ᵖᵒ⁶ᵒᵐᵃ

@oyin.bo

11 Sept

UBI is cool, but this scare is kinda stupid. Of course the old timers (like me) cherish the status and the drama. But learning new tech these days takes what, 3 weeks? There is no need for pipeline of talent.

Mihailiк ᵖᵒ⁶ᵒᵐᵃ

@oyin.bo

I mean not in the old way of forcing people to draw stupid VBA forms for 10 years to advance to SQL coding.

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Mihailiк ᵖᵒ⁶ᵒᵐᵃ

@oyin.bo

11 Sept

Funny thing: it's grim only if you secretly know you're placeholder rather than a critical talent.