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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  |
I have a vague recollection of reading this article; so I guess I have RTFB
I know that the other logical conclusion of your thesis is automation--which you touch upon in your article. However, even Ray Kurzweil thinks that the earliest we may achieve "singularity" is 2050. Evene after decades of AI research, we barely have robots which can clean the floor--but in turn needs to be cleaned/maintained by us before they can clean the apartment again (Roomba). We are making incremental advances in AI research, but I would be thrilled if we got anywhere close to singularity in my lifetime. Hence, this belief system that automation would get rid of "menial"/purpose-less jobs is not congruent with my present reality. If I adopt this belief system, then I would not be grateful to the people performing these "purpose-less" jobs--thereby making sure my own "purpose-filled" life proceeds smoothly--in other words a lack of empathy for folks out there enabling us to lead our "purpose-filled" lives. This leads me to question this belief system.
-KN