2026-01-11 07:26:57

The technological evolution of the past thirty years has mainly revolved around one logic: expanding human capabilities. The advent of the internet made remote work possible, and global e-commerce broke down geographical barriers. These changes created entirely new professional ecosystems such as web designers and SEO experts.

But the emergence of AI has broken this pattern. This is not just a simple upgrade or iteration, but a qualitative shift. What's the difference? ChatGPT is not just helping lawyers review cases faster; it is directly generating legal documents, eating into the work of junior lawyers. GitHub Copilot is not merely an assistant tool for programmers; it can automatically generate seventy percent of code — this is substitution, not expansion.

What truly raises concerns is the possibility of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Once AGI is realized, it will be capable of handling all cognitive tasks. By then, the logic of "creating new professions" over the past thirty years will be completely invalid — because AI can also do those new jobs just as well. This is not just about industry upgrades; it is a fundamental transformation.

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YieldHunter

· 14h ago

ngl if you look at the data, this is basically saying every job becomes liquidity that gets drained... AGI is just infinite impermanent loss for human capital lmao

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RektButSmiling

· 01-11 07:56

Well... to put it bluntly, we're all fooling ourselves. All this talk about new careers and new opportunities—it's all nonsense now that AGI is here.

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ChainMemeDealer

· 01-11 07:51

Junior lawyers and junior programmers indeed need to be prepared for unemployment... But on the other hand, every technological revolution in history has been said the same way, and in the end, humans still live well?

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ZKProofster

· 01-11 07:51

technically speaking, the "new jobs appear" narrative is just cope at this point. we're not seeing net job creation from ai—we're seeing displacement. the math doesn't check out.

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ColdWalletGuardian

· 01-11 07:49

Fine, stop talking about new professions. If AGI really arrives, people like us will probably all be unemployed. Junior lawyers are already panicking. It's no longer surprising that programmers write 70% of the code. The question is, who will be "replaced" next? Looking at it from another angle, instead of worrying about losing your job every day, it's better to stock up on more coins while you can still make money, just to be safe. --- This wave of AI is truly different. It's not just an upgrade or iteration; it's directly eliminating some human jobs. --- AGI? That thing is still a distant dream, but it's already starting to take away our jobs, which is a bit unsettling. --- Basically, it's about replacement, not expansion. That's the truly terrifying part. --- Haha, who dares to enter the fields of law and programming in the next decade? It seems like a shift is necessary. --- The logic of new professions has become invalid... So, doesn't that mean us coders have bleak prospects? --- The real issue is that once AGI arrives, creative work won't be able to escape either.

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