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The text discusses the failure of Keynes's prediction regarding shorter working hours, citing David Graeber's concept of "bullshit jobs" arising despite automation. It explores the societal challenges of technological unemployment, comparing current times to the Industrial Revolution, and considers solutions like universal basic income or wealth redistribution to creative fields. The author then transitions to discussing the potential loss of scientific understanding due to the increasing reliance on AI and massive data analysis.

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"the growth of “bullshit jobs.”"
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"In today’s democratic societies, it is not clear that the population will tolerate such a dramatic upheaval of society based on the promise that “eventually” things will get better."
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"This is essentially about power, agency, and control."
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"We know what the programs are"
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