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Optimists of Lemmy, what gives you hope about the future? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 4 days ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I obviously have none, so I'd like to see if I can mooch off of you lol.

Please don't leave any pessimistic top level comments. Or do, I'm not your mom ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ.

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[โ€“] 1 point 4 days ago (3 children)

I didn't mean it as a callout or gotcha, just seemed relevant to the potential appeal of having them met by a machine. I certainly wouldn't feel lost or directionless in that scenario, there's so much I want to do but can't now. Liberation from the chop wood/carry water processes that occupy more time than I've got would unlock so much potential

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 4 days ago (2 children)

    I notice when the topic of a post-scarcity/post-work environment comes up the reactions tend to be roughly sortable into 2 camps. People with my perspective and people who would be excited about this. It's interesting that you mention liberation from chop wood/carry water because that actually sounds rather lovely, and that's coming from someone that did manual/industrial labor for the first half of their working life.

    I wonder what the psychology of that is? Why some people would find the absence of toil freeing and others would find it dreadful.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 4 days ago* (1 child)

    You're more than welcome to come pitch in. I feel like it has a lot to do with how someone's currently handling their burdens. If you're thriving now, fundamental change is a threat. If you're struggling, there's room to see it as salvation. I think it sounds lovely to be warm and have enough to eat, and am quite confident I could find another goal should those suddenly be achieved. Maybe it's just the grass being greener as usual :p

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 4 days ago

    Maybe it's just the grass being greener as usual :p

    Most likely haha, probably also true for myself. Ironically I got out of doing industrial work to get into tech and, now, with AI eating a lot of my responsibilities I'm looking at getting back into the field.

    Change has a way of revealing things about ourselves and others.

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