I am ethically and morally opposed to gen AI as a concept. As far as the breaking point, let me explain. I’ve been a machinist for ~18 years. It’s been really bad for the last 9 years and I’ve more or less had to live off of savings from the good years (those savings are basically gone).
I’ve just recently gotten legitimate job offers for ~$125 an hour remote because I own a CNC. The catch is that I have to record all of the CAM programming and machine time in order to train an AI to replace potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs.
This fucking sucks. I’d love to sit on my ass forever at 43, but I absolutely fucking hate the potential that I could bring that would crush the working class and elevate the owning class.
I wish it wasn’t this hard, because I really do believe in socialism and have labored hard for a long time to make it happen - but there’s a chance I can put everything I have into true anarchism cause and make a legitimate difference.
Please help.
Automation and socialism are not opposing concepts. They are arguably quite complimentary. I think your real issue is in finding business partners with interests and values you are aligned with. Keep looking, and good luck.
I don’t disagree at all, but things start to feel weird when you potentially send 600,000 people to near revolution to enrich yourself.
If you’re not an accelerationist, you don’t have to do accelerationist things. It’s just an option.