seems that as automation has increased bullshit jobs have too, so that future seems very plausible to me.

> I fear this attitude will lead to job programs where people work a 9-5 and achieve essentially nothing, I.e. bullshit jobs.

We already have plenty of those in the most profitable industries today.

Then better to remove such bullshit jobs even further.

So that those people won't have any jobs at all?

None of us will have jobs at all soon enough.

Human made objects will become more of a status symbol, and "content" will still be directed/produced/edited by humans, it's just the art/writing/acting/sets/lighting/etc that will be handled by AI. Humans will always serve as "discriminators" of model output because they're better at it (and more transparent) than a model.

>People can find their own outlets if given the basic necessities and enough time.

This has not been my experience. People need something to do but not many people know that about themselves. It leads to a lot of... 'wasteful' behaviors, rather than enriching ones. I think it's going to be something that has to be taught to people, a skill like any other. Albiet a little more abstract than some.

There definitely has to be a cultural shift but I think the shift can’t truly happen until most things are automated. There needs to be a critical mass of people who are fully devoted to their interests, currently there is too much demand for labour and so dedicating your time to your interests is alien to most people. When the value of labour approaches zero for most people, work becomes pointless and something must fill the vacuum.

Many people don't have interests.

You can, and I can.

You'd be surprised how many people would just drink themselves to metaphorical or literal death.