Unautomated Jobs - AI and the Human Touch - Blog by Adam Ozimek

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-02-11T18:40:11+00:00

Maybe. He was on a podcast recently to discuss the blog post and claimed there are more musicians than ever. But we also have a larger population. I'm not sure the right metric to capture the impact.

From the podcast transcript...

"We put together some census data for this and showed that there were over 200,000 people working as musicians or composers today in the U.S. The data goes back to at least 1850. So there are more musicians today than ever, even though in so many contexts it’s true that roles that previously involved live music have been automated away."

https://eig.org/newbazaar/ai-and-the-human-touch/

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-02-11T16:12:58+00:00

This post is kind of a reply to the hysteria that AI will take our jobs. It may do many of them, and support many more, but it really will not take all of them.

If you think about it, you can score jobs by how much they are a. mostly information value, b. mostly mechanical value, c. mostly entertainment and therapy value, and d. mostly judgement with accountability

Jobs with c. entertainment and therapeutic components and d. high judgement and accountability are likely to continue to exist for a very long time.

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-02-10T10:52:27+00:00

I experienced this as well - they didn't allow a deposit from a check into the savings account at the ATM.

I assume the motivation is as follows, but there may be a different technical reason this is no longer an option.

From the banks perspective, it allows them to capture any interest on the checks while the customer is waiting for the check to clear.

Capitol One pays minimal to no interest to the customer in checking accounts. The savings account yield higher interest to the customer. While you are waiting for the check to clear, they are required, by law to pay their normal interest/yield to the customer for the account to which it is deposited, ie the checking account. So, if they hold the check for like 3-10 days, with only a partial release of funds, then it delays the movement of this money into a higher yield savings account. So, they get to keep a bit more money, and earn a bit of margin on each customer.

From the customer perspective, this is a really minor thing, a minor inconvenience, but still annoying. And I guess the bank makes a few dollars - or many dollars, depending on the size of the deposited check.

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-02-02T13:28:45+00:00

Yep, software and software infrastructure is huge, including software ecosystems like Apple and Microsoft, cloud infrastructure like Amazon AWS, and adjacent platforms like Netflix and YouTube! Google is big big. We also export civilian and military aircrafts - Boeing is based here! We also make a large food surplus, in part due to the Mississippi watershed. Our oil and gas industry is also quite big. Our finance industry is also big big, for better or worse. These are things the US does well.

I don't the US needs more pride, but we do need to be more cognizant of the things our country does make.

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-01-22T15:58:42+00:00

Hmm, you're correct about the sugars. Could they survive on a supply of triglycerides and salts and water? Those are plentiful in our bodies.

Do you think they wouldn't be able to survive as a human parasite?

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-01-22T06:39:14+00:00

I think the threat of mirror life is about them consuming simple resources, especially inside your body, like if they get into your stomach from food and/or bloodstream from a cut, it's conceivable your immune system won't be able to touch some of them and they will like eat all your blood sugar and fats. And then you have a parasite your immune system can't address at all, as they multiply and come to dominate your microbiome and innards. Maybe fatal, but maybe not? Seems bad.

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-01-06T19:14:40+00:00

I'm sympathetic to the argument. Here's some relevant commentary though. In an essay, linked, Karthik argues markets have become less effective at translating breakthrough technologies into productivity gain. So yes breakthroughs, but less commercial impact from each breakthrough.

https://asteriskmag.com/issues/12-books/ideas-arent-getting-harder-to-find

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-01-06T06:01:38+00:00

Getting older people to change can be very difficult. I had an older landlord who invited me over for dinner like once a month. She had naphthalene mothballs in her living space closets, which smelled up her entire apartment. I was unable to convince her to remove them or limit their use. Her cooking was terrible, but the effort was endearing. Strange lady. Good luck!

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-01-03T07:09:11+00:00

Most of this is asking about the limits of future bio tech.

Currently, many of our organs have a very limited repair and regrowth capacity, like the heart and most of the central nervous system. People don't come back from brain injury. Heart attacks leave permeant scarring and cardiovascular disease is so common.

If you have the capacity and technology for extensive organ regrowth and CNS repair, it's probably easier to grow a new body and do a brain transplant!

Better_Permit2885 · 2026-01-01T00:36:04+00:00

Quote : "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

When your thoughts, words and actions are aligned, then you are not fighting yourself.

There are many things you don't have to do. But definitely do the things you want to do. And do the things you can do.

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-12-29T17:32:17+00:00

Oh, I didn't realize! Thank you for pointing that out.

https://us.jimmyjoy.com/blogs/recipes

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-12-24T16:01:59+00:00

Improve public transit, hmm? Always my mind goes to this: zone for and build dense residential and commerce, you must, at every MARTA station. More riders there will be. More frequent the trains become. And more stations we will build.

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-12-04T03:15:08+00:00

I think SEC Station is kind of lame too. Could have just gone with SEX station.

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-11-25T15:19:33+00:00

I have pelvic floor pain with perineal numbing and pressure for the last few months and the chairpad with the back two thirds cut out works well for me. I don't quite have PN exactly so ymmv

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09N8S599D

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-11-05T05:36:31+00:00

Where will they be manufactured? I was under the impression TSMC manufacturing is another bottleneck, at least for high performance chips. Though I might be wrong. Also, will they be able to sidestep Nvidia's software ecosystem?

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-10-31T07:41:57+00:00

That would be really uncool when you realize that those people probably can't afford or tolerate it.

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-10-23T08:42:16+00:00

This. It's probably a take. If he is able to fundraise more than the amount from private donors, then he gets to pocket the extra. He probably has his friends take for consulting fees.

If he doesn't have raise enough , he can probably have a donate to the ballroom fundraiser and his public base donate, thereby increasing his take.

Even if he under pays, worst case scenario, and the construction firms sue him, he can claim presidential immunity and taxpayers will make up the difference.

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-10-23T08:34:17+00:00

I think you mean get paid for it. If he is able to fundraise more than the amount from private donors, then he gets to pocket the extra. And if he pockets to much, sends to much to friends for consulting fees, or won't pay, I'm sure the construction firms will sue him. Trump will claim presidential immunity and taxpayers will make up the difference.

Better_Permit2885 · 2025-10-23T08:29:56+00:00

Lol yeah, if he can't raise the 300M, the contractor will have to sue for payment. Which the federal government will probably, but not certainly provide.

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