The Guy at the party is still waiting for an answer. I’m too drunk now to lie. I tell him: AI didn't take our jobs. Greed did. Same greed that moved factories to Bangladesh and keeps slaves in cobalt mines in the Congo, wearing a new mask. Tell the nephew to do something else. Anything. It won’t save him either, but at least he won’t have to pretend the thing destroying his life is a robot.

Source: Programming Still Sucks.

If you have 10 mins, go and read the whole thing! While I don’t hold the same iceberg ahead mentality, it’s a beautiful piece of writing that nails the über point.

AI is not taking the jobs, capitalism is. It doesn’t take prisoners and there are going to be some tough times ahead. Weirdly, the world might still end up “better.”