Comment on American attitudes about AI today mirror poll answers about the rise of the internet in the '90s
LWD@lemm.ee 3 weeks agoI was paraphrasing and trying to be nice. Fine, you didn’t say humans yearn for the workplace. You said humans existentially require the workplace.
I think if AI replaces humans in the workplace, even with UBI, humans would cease to exist shortly thereafter as our lives will have become meaningless
anachrohack@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Only because you’re only reading the comment at face value. Humans existentially require roles. Sometimes that role is caregiver, sometimes it’s parent, and sometimes it’s fireman or garbage truck driver. If we live in a world where machines can do everything better than humans, what is the point of a human? If a robot does all the work around the house and cooks and cleans and I get a check for a few thousand every month, what am I contributing to my family? If I’m not a provider, what am I?
And you can say this is some kind of capitalist indoctrination but I sincerely believe this is biology. Men, especially, define themselves by their ability to contribute to their families or to society. Men are impacted more heavily by layoffs than women are, for example. When a man loses his job he’s likely to fall into a depressive malaise of self pity and feelings of uselessness.