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The last time my family was replaced by technology

339 points · 641 comments · megalomanu

  1. zug_zug · · focus · HN ↗
    And my great great grandpa thought horses would lose all their jobs to cars. And they all did and it was never the same again.

    There’s no quick answers, but intuitively I think we all get that the % of jobs not doable by AI and robotics approaches 0 over time.

    1. Pet_Ant · · focus · HN ↗
      Worse, it was just almost all horses. There are a few in Central Park pulling tourists and that’s enough for the Pollyanna’s to point to and go “See! We’ll be fine!”
      1. ForHackernews · · focus · HN ↗
        Presumably you are a human, not a horse, yes? Presumably there is more to your life than dragging around carts all day every day?

        HN: A site full of bold futurists where it's easier to imagine the end of the humanity than the end of capitalism.

        1. bluefirebrand · · focus · HN ↗
          > HN: A site full of bold futurists where it's easier to imagine the end of the humanity than the end of capitalism

          HN is literally owned and operated by venture capitalists why are you surprised by this.

          1. fodkodrasz · · focus · HN ↗
            I guess op wasn't surprised, just called out for those who should maybe consider this angle of the situation also.
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