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I suppose the next step beyond surveillance capitalism, given the application of language models to robotic actuators [1], but also as a general trend, will be jobless capitalism.

Nowadays, companies and politicians, if one could make such a distinction just for the sake of the argument, will always tout the "job creation" aspect of a certain capitalistic endeavour. Give it a few months/years and we will hear the phrase "job elimination" more and more, from cashiers becoming "consultants" to the elimination of 90+% of interface jobs and beyond: does there really need to be a human hand to push the button for espresso? does there really need to be a bipedal human to move a package from A to B in a warehouse?

[1] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/robot...

>>ly3xqh+(OP)
Well, Jack Ma (representing a more raw version or whatever capitalism they practice over there in China) said it no uncertain terms that we might as well train young people to be artists and philosophers as no other job will be on offer.

Oops, BREAKING NEWS: artists are not viable either. Here is instead a $6 API to rehash what the species-once-known-as-artists has left as fossil record.

Its a grotesque charade we are drifting into, dehumanizing and regressive. Social dynamics and self-regulation going berserk.