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André Gorz predicted the revolt against meaningless work (2023)

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96 points robtherobber | 1 comments | 16 Oct 25 15:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.272s | source
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BenFranklin100 ◴[22 Oct 25 20:41 UTC] No.45674877[source]▶
As people get older, they often come to realize that any job that puts a roof over ones head, food on the table, and allows quality time with friends and family, is meaningful work.
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MDCore ◴[22 Oct 25 21:00 UTC] No.45675086[source]▶
What you're describing is making work useful, not meaningful. More people nowadays are rejecting work that has no meaning, connection to identity and makes no use of their intellect, even if that work is a means of some income.
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BenFranklin100 ◴[22 Oct 25 21:26 UTC] No.45675369[source]▶
What I am describing is something called wisdom.
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messe ◴[22 Oct 25 21:45 UTC] No.45675561[source]▶
Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses.
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Imustaskforhelp ◴[22 Oct 25 21:58 UTC] No.45675682[source]▶
What a great way to say to someone that their words could've had some value if they hadn't been too crude/maybe rude and said things in a different manner lol.

I don't agree with the author's standpoint but I can kinda understand it but their passive aggression on the parent comment was just not needed and this clever way of saying it was kinda cool. I learnt something new to say but I am not sure how many ways it would be viable to say this

Any other quotes like this that you might want to share?

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BenFranklin100 ◴[22 Oct 25 23:05 UTC] No.45676278[source]▶
No need to ask him; ask ChatGPT. That’s what he did: “Please give me a latin phrase that says someone would seem more intelligent if they had remained silent.”

ChatGPT has lifted Latin putdowns from the province of Harvard classics major to computer programmers.

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1. messe ◴[23 Oct 25 05:42 UTC] No.45678514[source]▶
As the other commenter noted, I stole it from Yes Minister, not ChatGPT.

> ChatGPT has lifted Latin putdowns from the province of Harvard classics major to computer programmers.

I take issue with your implication that software developers can't have other interests. What a fucking narrow minded view of the world your must have.