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TerrifiedMouse commented on A Road to Common Lisp (2018)   stevelosh.com/blog/2018/0... · Posted by u/fuzztester
next_xibalba · 2 years ago
This comment could read as provocative but it is not intended to be. It’s a genuine question:

Lisp seems to get outsized attention on HN. If Lisp is so good, why isn’t its use more widespread?

*Maybe it’s disproportionate attention on HN is just a pg remnant?

TerrifiedMouse · 2 years ago
> If Lisp is so good, why isn’t its use more widespread?

The Lisp Curse: http://winestockwebdesign.com/Essays/Lisp_Curse.html

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TerrifiedMouse commented on AI to hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality, IMF says   bbc.co.uk/news/business-6... · Posted by u/ode
mrtksn · 2 years ago
What if the last available job ever is a soldier? I mean, if the only scarcity becomes about owning and having place to put the machines that work for you and no human work is better than the machine work maybe those who don't have AI to work for them will try to destroy those who have and seize the machines and the resources(energy, space, other machines).

Maybe its a bit of a stretch but I don't believe that people will be like "oh crap, my skills don't make me a living anymore. bad luck, nothing I can do about it". Currently people in disadvantage(real or perceived) are already revolting against affirmative action and cheaper labor from abroad.

TerrifiedMouse · 2 years ago
If you resort to violence so will they to protect their property.

If AGI becomes a thing, without political intervention, a lot of people will effectively be left out of the economy.

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