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bonoboTPyesterday at 2:43 PM2 repliesview on HN

Hm, why don't you just go do it then? Seems strange to spread this knowledge and create competition for yourself.

Theres a reason most people want a white collar job and send their kids to college instead of to such manual jobs.


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slfnflctdyesterday at 3:31 PM

> most people want a white collar job and send their kids to college

Part of the reason for my prior comment is the clear fact that a not-insignificant percentage of white collar jobs are being massively devalued at the moment, which means many people who thought they'd be able to send their kids to college with income from such jobs won't.

Considering that the field of robotics is so far behind LLMs in terms of clear value outside of niche industrial applications, I think manual labor is about due for a resurgence. There may be some major rebalancing happening. The big question for laborers will be - as it has always been - what can I do that sucks the least but also allows me to pay for a decent life? Answers will vary.

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bogzzyesterday at 2:50 PM

Money.