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Comment on: What young workers are doing to AI-proof themselves
Time for a classic, Soviet-era joke:A Soviet engineer needs some plumbing done in his apartment, and calls for a plumber. The plumber arrives, does his thing, and hands over the bill.
The engineer is shocked. -'What, this is like a quarter of what I make in a month - for half an hour's work???'Plumber shrugs. -'Well, why don't you come join us? Easy work, well paid, no responsibility - just remember to keep mum about your degree, as we're not supposed to hire academics.'Our engineer contemplates this for a while, applies for a job as a plumber - and gets it.All is well, good money, no responsi