[ExI] The Real Threat of Artificial Intelligence

[William Flynn Wallace]

On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 12:48 AM, Stuart LaForge <avant at sollegro.com> wrote:
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> It is preposterous to think that flipping burgers or waiting tables gives
> people purpose. I would instead warrant that the majority who work such
> menial jobs do so because they must and not necessarily because they want
> to.
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> ​I strongly disagree.  I have worked as a waiter, ditchdigger, farm
> worker, soda jerk, roofer and more.  I took pride in everything I did.
>  "Look that that ditch.  Is it not a thing of beauty?"  Ok, so that's a bit
> much, but I think that the attitude that manual laborers are not enjoying
> their jobs is just mistaken, and the idea that they can't get some meaning
> out of it is patronizing.  You are saying that if manual labor is all a
> person is capable of, then they do not have and cannot have a meaningful
> life.  Just wrong.
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​bill w​

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