Note by @fastfinge

@milkman76 @RachelThornSub That’s what matters in this particular conversation, though. Not every conversation is about all of AI. And mass job loss, sadly, is a thing that happens. Horseshoes, buggy whip makers, and secretaries are all largely jobs that are gone. Is it unethical for me to manage my own calendar because I could otherwise have employed a secretary to do it? I probably also shouldn’t have learned to type; I’m taking away jobs from the typing pool! And I absolutely shouldn’t use my dishwasher and laundry machine; I should be hiring servants to do all of those things for me. Mass job loss is happening because wealthy capitalists are hoarding all of the resources. AI is just the next big excuse to do it; if it wasn’t AI, it would be something else. It can’t be solved without restructuring capitalism. AI is the symptom, not the sickness. On top of that, nobody has ever been paid to write alt text. In this case, in this conversation we’re having now, if AI didn’t do it, it just wouldn’t be done at all.