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This is what will occur - the bad scenario that is. Labor and its knowledge distributes (hard to contain knowledge), capital centralises and compounds. Always been that way. With AI there will be a a tension between the two of course.

The root question is: Will AI decentralise quicker than the disruption to this profession? I don't think so.

I've noticed us techies don't really understand economics and game theory all that well - we just see awesome toy and want to play with it and want others to enjoy it too. We have worked to democratize computing for years (e.g. OSS) now to our detriment. No one in society long term respects people who do this in a capitalist system; they find them naive. I can now understand why other professions find us a little immature like kids playing with tech toys.

I love solving problems with technology and love the field, but as I've gotten older I look back on a less technological life with nostalgia. Technology for all its benefit has disrupted the one thing humans do need and had for millions of years in our evolution - relative stability within their lifetimes. The mental health benefits to stability are massive and usually unmeasured. Technology, as evidenced by this thread, creates more and more anxiety about our future and our place within the community (e.g. social media, AI, and others). "Adaptability" isn't just a psychological trait; a wealthy person and secure person by definition is more adaptable too.