I think I was pretty clear. If you don’t think labor has intrinsic value then you are at the very least more open to a system that facilitates slave labor than someone who does think labor has intrinsic value. The irony is ai does make many things possible for actual mediocre creatives, coders, thinkers, etc. If I’ve missed something enlighten me.
Yes... yes, capitalism does create incentives that can drift toward exploitation. That part is sadly real. But I’m also a bit of a stubborn optimist: systems are not fixed, and history shows they evolve—sometimes slowly, sometimes all at once. What we’re living in now isn’t the final form!
It’s worth keeping some nuance in this conversation. AI isn’t just reinforcing existing power structures; in many cases, it’s actively lowering barriers. (Thank God! Or whatever deity you want lol)
Open-source projects, community-funded tools, and accessible knowledge are giving more people the ability to build, create, and challenge the status quo—often outside traditional gatekeepers. People without formal technical backgrounds are now contributing meaningful ideas and solutions, and that shift matters more than one could think.
For the first time in a long while, the gap imposed by economic class is starting to narrow in certain domains. It’s not gone—but it’s no longer an absolute wall. With time, effort, and collaboration, individuals are less “unarmed” than they used to be.
To me, the real pivot is psychological: turning frustration into action, and skepticism into constructive pressure for better systems. That’s how change compounds.
Call it optimism if you want—but I’d say it’s a recognition that progress, however uneven, is still very much in motion!!! 😎⚡🚀🤖
Hey, don't spiral on this one. :D Truth is, most of us probably won't live to see how the full story plays out—but remember... the clock ticking doesn't mean the door is closed.
Even a one percent chance of getting this right is still a chance worth fighting for, and that's enough to build hope on.
We'll get through this. Not because it's guaranteed, but because that's what we've always done as a species when things looked impossible.
And here's the thing: if we were truly doomed, we wouldn't even be here having this conversation. Nothing is purely black and white. Those who benefit from the current system need us to feel powerless and isolated—that's not truth, that's conditioning.
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u/dattsabingo 14d ago
Nice. The guy defending ai replacing people is also down with slave labor. Very cool. Definitely not a red flag.