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> maybe some people have all the human interaction they want outside of work and don't mind "talking" to some AI as long as it gets shit done in the manner they want

This isn't about satisfying a person's need for socializing it is about satisfying society's need for well socialized people

You can prefer closed offices and still be a well socialized person

You can prefer remote work and still be a well socialized person

You can even prefer working alone and still be a well socialized person

If you are in favor of replacing all humans with machines, you are pretty much by definition an asocial person and society should reject you




you're making a strawman here. it was never black and white and i never advocated all humans being replaced with machines so we have zero interaction with each other.

every technological push has been to automate more and more and every time that's happened we've reduced socialization to some extent or changed the nature of it (social media anyone? and yes, this also has everything to do with remote vs in-person, etc, all which pull the lever on what level of socialization is acceptable).

just because it doesn't fit your particular brand doesn't mean it's wrong, and it's clear this is pushing on your line where you find it unacceptable. i could just as well argue that people who do not show up to an in-person office are not "socialized" to the degree society needs them to be.

the debate has always been to what degree is this acceptable.




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