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Re:The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology ... by ludston on Sunday October 22, 2023 @01:00AM (#37972949)
Whilst business owners have a financial incentive not to employ people, there are competing incentives. For example, non-owners are incentivised to have more people reporting to them because it increases their status and status is usually correlated with salary. In fact, when you are rich enough that money doesn't mean anything any more, you may as well have a bunch of people employed to do nothing but make you feel important and powerful.
Re:The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology ... by spease on Sunday October 22, 2023 @09:22AM (#37975134)
> In fact, when you are rich enough that money doesn't mean anything any more, you may as well have a bunch of people employed to do nothing but make you feel important and powerful.

I’d just like to proactively coin the term “Ego Engineer” for the post-AGI world.

Re:The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology ... by ludston on Sunday October 22, 2023 @09:51AM (#37975355)
Traditionally they'd be called "elevator operator" or "doorman" or some equally mundane/superfluous job.
Re:The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology ... by ethbr1 on Monday October 23, 2023 @07:41AM (#37984270)
Interesting choices, given that both of those are putting humanity into what would otherwise be purely mechanical jobs.

Practicality of having someone able to adapt to novel situations aside, there's something to be said for just having a human interaction.

Re:The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology ... by ludston on Monday October 23, 2023 @06:50PM (#37992682)
From a purely profit focused standpoint, these jobs should very rarely exist. And yet, due to other incentives they do. E.g. because the owner might like being greeted on their way to work.