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> This will drive a lot of young ambitious people to insanity. Nothing meaningful for them to achieve.

Maybe, if the only flavor of ambition you're aware of is that of SV types. Plenty of people have found achievement and meaning before and alongside the digital revolution world.



I mean common people will be affected just as badly as SV types. It will impact everyone.

Jobs, careers, real work, all replaced by machines which can do it all better, faster, cheaper than humans.

Young people with modest ambitions to learn and master a skill and contribute to society, and have a meaningful life. That can be blue collar stuff too.

How will children respond to the question - "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

They can join the Amish communities where humans still do the work.




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