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He's not saying people will stop doing things. People love to do things. People even love to work - on things that matter to them, where they can have responsibility and autonomy. Right now "work" is what other people want you do to, and it's attached to your livelihood. That's what we have the capability of escaping.

Would you stop working for other people if you didn't have to?

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Sure, I agree with you, and if the author had said something like "AI will free us from drudgery so that we can pursue more meaningful pursuits" I may agree with him. However, he said people could get a pension and relax. You are interpreting the word relax (which means to seek rest and recreation) to be the opposite of what it means (you claim that 'relax' means to do meaningful work). I'm not sure why you're doing this.

Meaningful work can be very relaxing.

I really like coding my own personal projects. Many times I do it precisely to find flow and relax.

Same with designing parts to 3D print, or printing them afterwards.

Solving real world problems that I care about can be extremely rewarding and often quite relaxing.

I actually think most of the stress from work comes from the fact that you either perform or you might not have enough for food and shelter, for yourself and your family.

Take that away and failure becomes nothing more than an opportunity to learn. I find that very relaxing.

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