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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by danans on Thursday March 12, 2026 @11:33PM (#47360391)
> Is the value in the outcome of receiving medical advice and care, and becoming educated,

Absorbing information doesn't make you "educated". Learning how to employ knowledge with accountability and trust with beings in the real world is what's important, and a machine can't teach you how to do that.

> or is the value just in the co-opting of another human being's attention?

Why is it "co-opting" if it involves a mutually consenting exchange?

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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by NetMageSCW on Friday March 13, 2026 @01:00PM (#47366906)
Neither does traditional human interacting education - those are things you learn in your first jobs in the real world, regardless of how you were educated.
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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by danans on Friday March 13, 2026 @09:40PM (#47372427)
Those are things you start learning in preschool, from other humans. Granted, some never learn.
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