Arodex
38 minutes ago
Maybe someday people will rediscover Frank Herbert's other universe, the ConScientency, and realize how much forward thinking he was (again) with the idea of the "BuSab".
Our Servants Will Do That for Us
10 pointsposted 6 hours ago
by ibobev5 Comments
joebuckwilliams
3 hours ago
Hard disagree. Most normal people do not want to see others’ jobs automated unless it provides obvious benefits. Nobody likes self-checkout lines, but they’re “automated.” I like talking to interesting Uber drivers.
Pharmacists though? Yeah replace them with face-ID prescription vending machines…
mikebenfield
2 hours ago
I like self-checkout lines, as do I'm pretty sure most people I know. And I’ve never met a person who consistently enjoys Uber driver conversation; in fact I’ve often seen it used as the canonical example of a human interaction people hate.
Ohentis
2 hours ago
I like self-checkout lines. I also don't want pharmacists replaced with face-ID prescription vending machines. It's possible that I'm not "normal", but I feel normal.
fellowniusmonk
38 minutes ago
The entire solipsism section rings incredibly false.
> Thus when selling we emphasize human qualities like experience, reputation, trust, relationships, etc., and when buying we want cheap, fast, and convenient.
False. Just obviously false.
> We think of our own work as meaningful, but we think of most everyone else’s work in instrumental terms
Also false!
Every single line becomes drivel because the "truths" the author states in this section should start with "Some percentage of people", if it remotely wants to make grounded propositions.
Who is this absolute misanthrope?