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What you're describing is akin to Jevon's paradox. Let's see. The Industrial Revolution, I think a good analogy, caused years of death & suffering before raisin
by stevenlangbroek 4mo ago
What you're describing is akin to Jevon's paradox. Let's see. The Industrial Revolution, I think a good analogy, caused years of death & suffering before raising standards of living, and even then only so because of mass organizing & uprising.
- wavemode 4mo agoI don't think most software engineers have to worry about dying of industrial accidents and black lung... Long hours? Sure, but that's not new (or universal), and AI definitely didn't cause it.
- stevenlangbroek 4mo agoThat's not what I mean. You can't just retrain and get a job in a new field and maintain your mortgage, rent or your kid or partner's needs, and downward social mobility is incredibly painful (think personal bankruptcies, pretty grim mental health outcomes).
- emmelaich 4mo agoThat's disputed. Progress was uneven and lagged a little, but by many standards (height, mortality) quality of life increased for many from the start of the industrial revolution.