Once more, with feeling: automation has continued to replace jobs. That's why you aren't currently toiling in a field to eke out a meagre subsistence living. If AI starts to replace jobs (a statement made true if a single job is replaced by AI) then likely the good or service that fronts that job will become slightly cheaper, or the same.
Prematurely, in my opinion only. A lot of those will be coming back unless there's a major breakthrough soon.
- they don’t do shit
- I can do what they do in my sleep
it is these types of jobs that are being replaced and are easily replaceable with a little bit of creativity and imagination…
How my one sentence reply pointing out the irony of the reply led you to believe that I (we? lots of HNers?) lack creativity is beyond me.
You can basically string replace "replace underperforming humans" with "replace humans". That is their dream