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Yup. Capital pushes to commodify skills and labor.

We as "knowledge workers" know this in our bones.

Now that we've digitized and automated blue collar work, we're tackling white collar work.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros

Tell that to all the factory workers still moving parts around plants in small towns all across the US. Tell that to the healthcare workers at hospitals, assisted living facilities, and medical practices. May even tell that to construction workers, machinists, carpenters, HVAC guys, building controls, and even network engineers. You live in a fantasy world.

But we haven't "digitized and automated blue collar work." Not by the a long shot. We've still got vast billions toiling in our service.

What's the skill level required for those billions of jobs?

Skill level? It's the same opportunity cost as any career.

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