Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Quote of the Day (Josh Cohen, on How AI and Robotics Subvert Work’s Value)


“The rise of robotics and AI raises the urgent question of how to live without work. What makes this prospect so daunting is that we've come to equate our humanity with the capability for productivity and purposeful motion. The concept that the value and which means of our existence is barely validated by what we obtain is what makes it so troublesome to expertise an actual sense of peace. We really feel embarrassed and self-conscious to be seen doing nothing.” —Psychoanalyst Josh Cohen, “How to Avoid Burnout Over Christmas,” The Financial Times, Dec. 22-23, 2018

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