Humans seek work that provides satisfaction and meaning in their life.
For every technological advancement, artisans are the first to be made obsolete.
Sure we have landfills full of unworn textiles, the market says its good, but overall, we keep destroying what allows humans to seek meaning.
Our governments and society have made it clear, if you don't produce value, you don't deserve dignity.
We have outsourced art to computers, so people who don't understand art can have it at their fingertips.
Now we're outsourcing engineering so those who don't understand it can have it done for cheap.
We hear stories of those who don't understand therapy suggesting AI can be a therapist, of those who don't understand medicine suggesting AI can replace a doctor.
What will be left? Where will we be? Just stranded without dignity or purpose, left to rot when we no longer produce value.
I ask this question often, with multiple contexts, but to what end? Who benefits from these advancements? The CEO and shareholders, sure, but just because something can be found for cheaper, doesn't mean it improves lives. Our clothes barely last a year, our shoes fall apart. Our devices come with pre-destined expiration dates.
Where will we be in the future? Those born into money can continue passing it around, a cargo cult for the numbers going up. But what about everyone else?
For every technological advancement, artisans are the first to be made obsolete.
Sure we have landfills full of unworn textiles, the market says its good, but overall, we keep destroying what allows humans to seek meaning.
Our governments and society have made it clear, if you don't produce value, you don't deserve dignity.
We have outsourced art to computers, so people who don't understand art can have it at their fingertips.
Now we're outsourcing engineering so those who don't understand it can have it done for cheap.
We hear stories of those who don't understand therapy suggesting AI can be a therapist, of those who don't understand medicine suggesting AI can replace a doctor.
What will be left? Where will we be? Just stranded without dignity or purpose, left to rot when we no longer produce value.
I ask this question often, with multiple contexts, but to what end? Who benefits from these advancements? The CEO and shareholders, sure, but just because something can be found for cheaper, doesn't mean it improves lives. Our clothes barely last a year, our shoes fall apart. Our devices come with pre-destined expiration dates.
Where will we be in the future? Those born into money can continue passing it around, a cargo cult for the numbers going up. But what about everyone else?