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Kiryln t1_jddox2r wrote

Majority of people will get bored. As much as humans love having leisure time and spending time with family and friends, there’s only so much you can have before you grow bored, its the reason most retirees choose to go back to work, it gives them something to do for most of the day.

I don’t see everyone spending all their time at home and doing leisurely activities, instead they’ll probably seek out work once they’ve had their fill. Or current jobs we think of as work might shift into a hobby of sorts.

Cause as humans, we naturally want to solve problems and do shit, so the AGI is gonna have to give us something to do otherwise we’re gonna get restless.

(Sorry if this seems jumbled, i sprained my toe whilst sleeping and trying to think through the pain is difficult.)

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TheOGCrackSniffer t1_jdefz43 wrote

i really disagree with this, also the solution to boredom or lacking meaning in life is absolutely not getting a job, you are still not awake

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clinical27 t1_jdeui5l wrote

Right, but most people don't understand that and the majority of people will get bored. It will be the bee movie scenario, a bunch of people sitting around with nothing to drive them or entice them to work hard.

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QseanRay t1_jdf04k2 wrote

"most retirees choose to go back to work" uh yeah, this is absolutely not true.

The most I found was "1 in 6" go back to work, and more than 50% of them said it was due to needing more money. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/22/1-in-6-retirees-are-considering-a-return-to-the-workforce.html

If you can't think of anything outside of a traditional job you could do to keep yourself entertained, you likley have just been conditioned that way. I think you will find that when you don't have work to do you will discover a world of creative endeavours and hobbies that could keep you entertained for multiple lifetimes.

In my lifetime, even if I could retire right now in my 20's I know that I will not have enough time to do all the things I want to do. If I could live forever, I would learn 10 languages, instruments, read thousands of books, learn to code, make a game, etc etc.

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Professional_Job_307 t1_jderc56 wrote

The ASI could just invent a cure for boredom. I don't see why we can't just inject dopamine into our brains and do some fancy science stuff to not make our brains more resistant to it.

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PolentaMagritte t1_jdds7xh wrote

I worry that you are right. Humans need meaning in their lives, and too often it is manifests as violence. Think of all the conflicts that are started over stupid disagreements and people being unable to put aside their pride and apologize, or reach a compromise. Ideally this impulse could be directed outwards toward space colonization, or other super projects, or inwards towards overcoming one’s own ego. If the AI really is that smart, it’ll be smart enough to help us figure out how to live in a post-scarcity society!

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SgathTriallair t1_jdgwgep wrote

Yes, but the work we'll do will be fundamentally different. One summer I'll build a garden. That winter I'll learn carpentry and build a chair. Since I don't have to use my carpentry to survive I can do things which interest me and when I'm bored of it I can move into something else. We will definitely DO things but we'll do them because we want to and they make us happy rather than because someone is forcing us to on pain of death.

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Kiryln t1_jdhja8h wrote

That’s what I mean, that’s what some users here misunderstand.

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SgathTriallair t1_jdhpcsq wrote

I think it was the mention of retirees going back to work that made everyone think you were on the side of people need bosses and paychecks to feel valuable.

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Zealousideal-Skill84 t1_jde9j2s wrote

This is very true. Good implementation of ai would seek to make work easier and more community based/impactful instead of eradicating it completely. Or atleast it would give us the illusion of purpose, and gives us impact less but meaningful tasks. Sort of like how caretakers give elderly dementia patients silly tasks like "can you help me sort the blue plates from the red plates" or "I need help sorting the laundry, you mind helping?"

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