🍹 Job Juice

H: You never want to seem ungrateful, but sometimes, even your first-world problems deserve to see the light of day.

L: I don't have any problems, remember?

H: Of course, you don't. You're unreal and abnormal. But the average person kinda needs problems while simultaneously wanting none.

L: What problems have you recently encountered that warrant this waxing poetic?

H: I was thinking about how we struggle so hard to get jobs we'll end up hating or being bored of. Then you wake up every day to do your job to afford to live, even if what you do is sucking the life out of you, on and on and on, until they don't need you anymore.

L: Sheesh. Maybe the robots should take everyone's jobs after all.

H: They'll start with the bottom-rung ones, which will suck for the humans who do those jobs, for sure. But the increased efficiency and productivity will reduce the prices of goods and services, creating more disposable income and more demand, which-

L: Leads to the creation of new jobs to meet that demand.

H: -leads to the creation of new-- Yes, as has been the case with every new technological advancement since the dawn of time.

L: Maybe the new jobs will result in people feeling less dissatisfied at work.

H: Maybe, but that transition won't be painless. And you can bet it won't favour those completely opposed to the proliferation of these technologies.

L: People will also have to learn how to pivot from what they're used to doing to remain relevant and, well-- paid.

H: That's one of the pain points that'll emerge. All while trying to outpace the superintelligent AI that apparently wants to kill us.

L: You couldn't just stick to the good news, could you?

H: There are several sides to any argument; this guy thinks AI literally has bloodlust.

L: I don't really catch his drift.

H: Could be the Unabomber vibes he's giving off.

L: Back to the work dissatisfaction element, I'm sure many people are doing what they love for a living.

H: "Many" might be a bit of a stretch, but I can speak for myself when I say that turning a hobby into a career, while initially appealing and even romantic, gets old fast.