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But that already happened to lots of industries and lots of people, we never cared before about them, now it's us so we care, but nothing is different about us. Just learn to code!



> But that already happened to lots of industries and lots of people, we never cared before about them

We did. Why do you think labor laws, unions, etc. exist? Why do you think communism was appealing as an idea in the beginning to many? Whether the effects were good or bad or enough or not, that’s a different question. But these changes have demonstrably, grave consequences.


The difference is in how many industries AI is threatening. It's not just coding on the chopping block


No different than how many industries that offshoring wrecked




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