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Super biased, strongly held first impression: drop the disclaimer, or move it to the side. I'm just an attention-deprived zoomer, but for me a big preface is not a good way to keep my interested. If I'm gonna be sucked into a whole thing , it's usually because I didn't realize it was a whole thing. Plus 'A dull thud hit James' wrist.' pretty immediately puts this in the realm of fiction imo! After reading the whole t…
Actually, the Wiki page has more info on it, for those that don't have the time to read it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel)
The story is from 2003, but hearing about people being laid off due to AI/LLM advances suddenly reminds me of it, as well as AI gradually encroaching upon more positions. After all, letting an AI of some sort handle layoffs would almost make sense.
That's not to say that the early attempts at replacing writers or artists, or even some developers won't backfire pretty badly.
Discovering that people you worked with for years have been laid off only because you randomly notice their slack is deactivated has to be one of 2024s gifts to humanity.
That was interesting. I'm reminded of the sci-fi story called "Manna" that I read a while ago, which explored a bit of a dystopian future, where advancements in technology eventually made a lot of people unemployed: https://marshallbrain.com/manna Actually, the Wiki page has more info on it, for those that don't have the time to read it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel) The story is from 2003, but hearing…
"We won't share a list of the affected employees because some of them might not want the information to be public" was the biggest bullshit I've heard recently - no fiction needed. Discovering that people you worked with for years have been laid off only because you randomly notice their slack is deactivated has to be one of 2024s gifts to humanity.
You think that started in 2024? You sweet summer child
That was interesting. I'm reminded of the sci-fi story called "Manna" that I read a while ago, which explored a bit of a dystopian future, where advancements in technology eventually made a lot of people unemployed: https://marshallbrain.com/manna Actually, the Wiki page has more info on it, for those that don't have the time to read it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel) The story is from 2003, but hearing…
To quote GLaDOS from Portal, “That would be funny, if it weren’t so sad.”
That was interesting. I'm reminded of the sci-fi story called "Manna" that I read a while ago, which explored a bit of a dystopian future, where advancements in technology eventually made a lot of people unemployed: https://marshallbrain.com/manna Actually, the Wiki page has more info on it, for those that don't have the time to read it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna_(novel) The story is from 2003, but hearing…
Unfortunately we've gone the way of the USA in many ways, though at least centrelink (unemployment/dole) still exists as a minimal safety net.