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Setting aside whether one thinks AI is successfully automating, I disagree with this argument because automating "the mindless parts of work" has generally been really good for people. Look at studies of factory workers: those tasks are murder on your executive functioning, are very draining, and you have to be vigilant to do highly repetitive "mindless" work. It is really terrible for people and generally speaking we like complex knowledge work far more

I agree about taking breaks being good