It’s a real shit show, for sure. The kids use AI to bluff their way through overpriced schools that will deliver them into a world in which AI has obviated most of the entry level knowledge work. The bigger, scarier and more obvious question is: in ten, or even five, years, what will we even need a person to do? As my dad once told me, you can always fall back on a hammer. But for how much longer?
i can't say what AI will or won't obviate — cheating was rampant on my campus way back in the 2010s — but i think we're already at a place where the vast majority of american labor is not, in a utilitarian sense, necessary. i'm less concerned by the obviation of human labor than by the fact that many full-time (human) laborers can't afford homes or healthcare. i'm not qualified to give career or college advice, but if i could do it again i'd probably pick the cheapest option and like, read novels for four years.
There are plenty of writers who succeeded by attending expensive schools and taking advantage of the networking opportunities, but my personal inclination is to step out of the rat race any chance I can get.
It’s a real shit show, for sure. The kids use AI to bluff their way through overpriced schools that will deliver them into a world in which AI has obviated most of the entry level knowledge work. The bigger, scarier and more obvious question is: in ten, or even five, years, what will we even need a person to do? As my dad once told me, you can always fall back on a hammer. But for how much longer?
i can't say what AI will or won't obviate — cheating was rampant on my campus way back in the 2010s — but i think we're already at a place where the vast majority of american labor is not, in a utilitarian sense, necessary. i'm less concerned by the obviation of human labor than by the fact that many full-time (human) laborers can't afford homes or healthcare. i'm not qualified to give career or college advice, but if i could do it again i'd probably pick the cheapest option and like, read novels for four years.
There are plenty of writers who succeeded by attending expensive schools and taking advantage of the networking opportunities, but my personal inclination is to step out of the rat race any chance I can get.