on February 11, 2026, 17:46:23, in reply to "Well, those lost employees weren't replaced by AI. They were replaced by management wishcasting."
Whether it ends up being possible without negatively impacting the business or not remains to be seen, but most of these places will have reset to a new normal in the headcount regardless. They’ll likely never bring those jobs back even if AI doesn’t work out as well as they hoped for. 
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Maybe it's a distinction without a difference. *shrug* Previous Message
Literally had jobs cut at my company 3 weeks ago and part of the rationale is that we should all be able to work more efficiently now with the AI tools available to us. Which means needing less people.
AI is definitely going to eliminate jobs. Might create some to, but can’t imagine it’s an even tradeoff. Previous Message
effective might be able to replace you in a few years. But that somebody can just be you. This has always been the case with new tools, though. Previous Message
I think there’s real truth strewn throughout his missives. It scares the shit out of me. I’m worried about my career. My wife’s. And above all, our kids.
I try not to be a Luddite about it. But the speed and unpredictability and downright black box nature jar me. That tech always outpaces governance bothers me. That we’re a deeply divided global society with weak institutions and few social cleavages terrifies me.
It simply makes me uncomfortable in a way the internet’s emergence never did.
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When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”97
- osklister February 12, 2026, 11:42:20