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“If humans provide no more labor, because all of it is done by machines … no ideological system has an answer to this” … Imo this is just a modern version of luddism or technophobia. Human wants are infinite, therefore there will always be demand for ‘a human touch’.

mark tyler 2y ago

How much more are you willing to pay for a given product for it to be made by humans?

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mark tyler 2y ago

I prefer fabrics woven by robots for example.

Tuur Demeestr 2y ago

Depends if we’re talking a massage or a brick

Erik Cason 2y ago

Reminds me a bit of this:

mark tyler 2y ago

Me too, but that doesn’t mean it’s the same this time.

mark tyler 2y ago

Totally agree. I think all the brick-type work that you’re talking about goes straight to robots, and there’s a rush for what remains. I wish I had an estimate for what percent of the economy isn’t affected by the desire for human touch, but I bet it’s over 50%

Modus 2y ago

I think the idea that the human touch allows everyone to have a job in an AI world is an unfounded religious belief. Got any reason why I should believe it?

I think there will be less work. There will be less earning. It might work out fine. Maybe there will be more charity. (Imagine if you could charitably feed a million people with a hundred sats.)

I'm not saying we know what will happen. I'm saying we DON'T know.