when you spend 3-4 years training in a trade and it disappears

for example

or even 10

We all see it coming now. I get there’s a lot of truckers but that’s still not an argument for why technology shouldn’t do as much as possible

theres an entire field of computer science dedicated to this, the ethical side of tech.

what is made clear in it, is that progression for the sake of progression is not a universal good

especially with ai

I didn’t say it was for the sake of progression. I said it was for the sake of productivity, meaning raising the standard of living of humanity. Humans are adaptable enough to find something to do other than sit in a truck for 50 hours a week

are we measuring that by gdp per capita?

There are a number of ways to measure standard of living. Freeing up human capital to behave more like humans and less like machines though will always be a good thing. Not to mention you don’t have a right to stop people from developing tools

gdp per capita is usually the go to for quality of life in economics.

Science alone isn't meant to look at the effects of its actions (outside of what its testing), that's what the humans are meant to do.
CAN humans adapt? Yes, we do it all the time. Will it harm many humans in the meantime? To many to count. So people will look to try to minimizes this (if/when possible).

Developing tools has always reduced the number of people required to produce something or offer a service though. There’s fundamentally no reason why self driving cars are special

If the timescale is your issue then we should just put out a PSA today “In 10 years truck driver will not be a job. Prepare accordingly”

im with you generally, and yes the rate is an issue for me

Isn't everything always timescale?

Maybe if we had magic it wouldn't be.

brooo...like...life is a timescale...whoahh

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An interesting read: https://quanticfoundry.com/2017/01/19/female-gamers-by-genre/

no Fighting games...

When I starting playing MMOs in 2006, Fantasy MMO gamers were 83% male, today they are 64% male, quite a big difference in 13 years.

I want to get into a new MMO (or old one).

Probably sorted under "Action/Adventure" would be my guess, but yes, an overlooked category.

I'm surprised the JRPGs are that low actually, most girls I know who play games play JRPGs and not that many guys I know do

there were a handful of female players in LOTRO pvp back in the day typically played healer support

But this chart is also why anyone who says half of gamers are female are lying. Match 3 and sim games are for the most part just skinner boxes that virtually everyone has played at one point or another.

Also they’re not video games unless it’s 1983 again

Well sim games are I guess

But match 3 is like candy crush right?

The sims is but Candy Crush isn't

Yes, there are legit sim games, but Farmville and Mafia Quest are also considered "sim games"

Yeah that’s true. Facebook shit shouldn’t be counted as video games