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And of course, this is also going to happen with a lot of job destruction. There's going to be a lot of people who use this in a very evil way. There's going to be a lot of people in certain areas who then can't recover and get the opportunities that are created. But I think that fundamental idea of if you can replace, if a person becomes more productive, you fire everybody is flawed.

So the quick counteroffer, and again, obviously these things are complex, but compared to five decades ago, people have far more leisure opportunities now, right? There are literally every day, if somebody's listening to this podcast, presumably you are picking between literally thousands of different options on your TV, devices, video games, of what to do every day.

So the quick counteroffer, and again, obviously these things are complex, but compared to five decades ago, people have far more leisure opportunities now, right? There are literally every day, if somebody's listening to this podcast, presumably you are picking between literally thousands of different options on your TV, devices, video games, of what to do every day.

So the quick counteroffer, and again, obviously these things are complex, but compared to five decades ago, people have far more leisure opportunities now, right? There are literally every day, if somebody's listening to this podcast, presumably you are picking between literally thousands of different options on your TV, devices, video games, of what to do every day.

The amount of leisure options are massive, and these industries have exploded, and we are currently benefiting from it. None of these existed five decades ago, right? And probably those people were like, oh, if everybody started being five times as productive, what are we going to do with our time?

The amount of leisure options are massive, and these industries have exploded, and we are currently benefiting from it. None of these existed five decades ago, right? And probably those people were like, oh, if everybody started being five times as productive, what are we going to do with our time?

The amount of leisure options are massive, and these industries have exploded, and we are currently benefiting from it. None of these existed five decades ago, right? And probably those people were like, oh, if everybody started being five times as productive, what are we going to do with our time?

Well, it turns out we as humanity have a huge portion, as I was pointing out, has now developed these industries around us.

Well, it turns out we as humanity have a huge portion, as I was pointing out, has now developed these industries around us.

Well, it turns out we as humanity have a huge portion, as I was pointing out, has now developed these industries around us.

Yes. Yeah. Okay. So I, I basically agree with that and it is possible. I just think broadly we should trust that in the longterm, we as humans, when given opportunity, find things to do and create new things. So I think that in this case where let's say you described, well, this writer that you would normally hire is, is, is, is, outsourced to an AI and you're not hiring that person at all.

Yes. Yeah. Okay. So I, I basically agree with that and it is possible. I just think broadly we should trust that in the longterm, we as humans, when given opportunity, find things to do and create new things. So I think that in this case where let's say you described, well, this writer that you would normally hire is, is, is, is, outsourced to an AI and you're not hiring that person at all.

Yes. Yeah. Okay. So I, I basically agree with that and it is possible. I just think broadly we should trust that in the longterm, we as humans, when given opportunity, find things to do and create new things. So I think that in this case where let's say you described, well, this writer that you would normally hire is, is, is, is, outsourced to an AI and you're not hiring that person at all.

Well, what does that person do now? He has free time and energy. And you imagine that he's now just adrift in the world, but he's adrift in the world where AI is incredibly capable of doing creative things, right?

Well, what does that person do now? He has free time and energy. And you imagine that he's now just adrift in the world, but he's adrift in the world where AI is incredibly capable of doing creative things, right?

Well, what does that person do now? He has free time and energy. And you imagine that he's now just adrift in the world, but he's adrift in the world where AI is incredibly capable of doing creative things, right?

And he would have access to the same tools to go make things, to make a new business, to create leisure opportunities, to go find something and build one of these new industries that I think will exist. So I think what is sometimes lost is the assumption that the benefits of AI are only going to go to certain people.

And he would have access to the same tools to go make things, to make a new business, to create leisure opportunities, to go find something and build one of these new industries that I think will exist. So I think what is sometimes lost is the assumption that the benefits of AI are only going to go to certain people.

And he would have access to the same tools to go make things, to make a new business, to create leisure opportunities, to go find something and build one of these new industries that I think will exist. So I think what is sometimes lost is the assumption that the benefits of AI are only going to go to certain people.

But if you assume that every human gets these same things, that even if a person is pushed out of a particular type of market, that we should not assume that we as humanity won't create new ones. And I think, I agree, society will need to be restructured. There's a possibility it's just a shitload of pain, and I hope that's not the case, and I'm somebody who thinks...