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1800s Analogy Counters Demand to Name Specific Future AI Jobs

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Séb KrierSK#505@SEBKRIEROPPerry E. MetzgerPEPerry E. Metzger|@PERRYMETZGER

In 1800, you could not have predicted the existence of computer programmers. Therefore, people in 1800 should have opposed mechanization of textile production and farming.

3:13 PM · May 26, 2026 View on X

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Many users rejected the 1800s analogy in the AI jobs story as a flawed or bullshit comparison to operator-run machines versus advanced AGI, while arguing new roles would only enrich robber barons.

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