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ares623today at 1:05 AM1 replyview on HN

"You" (the whole AI industry in general) are showing a potential future where me, my friends, and potentially the entire industry will be destitute. And you don't even give us the courtesy of showing the actual measurable receipts. You will forgive me for being a bit snarky.


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blackqueerirohtoday at 2:38 AM

Why will you be destitute? Consider this: how do billionaires make most of their money?

I’ll answer you: people buy their stuff.

What happens if nobody has jobs? Oh, that’s right! Nobody’s buying stuff.

Then what happens? Oh yeah! Billionaires get poorer.

There’s a very rational, self-interested reason sama has been running UBI pilots and Elon is also talking about UBI - the only way they keep more money flowing into their pockets is if the largest number of people have disposable income.

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