Board:   [DoveNet] DoveNet General Chat
Subject: Re: ai shit from bbs peop
From:    Boraxman
Date:    Mon Nov 02, 2026 08:24

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 MR>   Re: Re: ai shit from bbs peop
 MR>   By: Boraxman to MRO on Sun Nov 01 2026 01:13 pm

 > A lot of people are doing pointless work anyway.  A lot of "jobs"
 > are just sending emails back and forth, compliance, administrative
 > crap or services people don't really need, but pay for because
 > its cheap enough for now (like doordash, ubereats)

 MR> i wouldnt call food delivery a job. it's more like robbing peter to pay
 MR> paul.
 MR>  you have to pay for gas, it's hard on your car. you can get in an
 MR> accident. also you are a contractor and you have to give like half your
 MR> money to taxes.

 > New jobs will come though.  The system is good at making us dependent
 > on a wage so we can be controlled

 MR> skilled professions won't really be affected by AI.

Most of the people doing the Doordash/UberEats in my city are Indians.  When I
say most, it seems like 90%+, at least.

Maybe if they do a lot, its kind of profitable but I agree with you, its not
really a job.

As for AI, we'll wait and see.  I'm a bit surprised by what it can do.  I can
certainly see many tasks that occur in the department I work for (skilled white
collar work) being automated away.  Quite a few people employed essentially
just analysing documents and compiling information, or just checking
compliance, etc.  You can probably argue these aren't really skilled
professions, and I wouldn't disagree with that.


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