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The jobs that currently make up the bulk of the GDP produced by humans will be hit by automation hard. And we already scraped the bottom of the employment barrel with stuff like uber eats.

At this point i am more curious how people envision a continuation of the work week as is. Especially with an explosion of noncommercial innovation by individuals who can now do what took companies teams and years¹. Are we going to dig trenches and fill them back up to keep people from making existing business models build on planed obsolesce disappear? Even that is doubtful given the lower barrier of entry thanks to technological progress.

¹ https://github.com/circuitvalley/USB_C_Industrial_Camera_FPG...

Edit: Giving you a pony is not that expensive btw. Especially with a lot of people likely building stables given enough free time. And you ordering one a year in advance producing plan-ability. Reducing costs and profit at the same time is just killer for the economy as is.

Creating demand for pony supplies might soon be the best thing you can do for the economy with your time.

Edit1: Having looked at pony prices, it seems i can get you a pony in 2025 if you want one. Show me some pictures how you are going to keep it, financing plan for its upkeep and character witnesses for you treating it well and i should be able to get you a pony.



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