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PaperclipPerfector  2mo ago (text post)   3077 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for February 16, 2024

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Ok, this is not fun, but Wednesday is far away.

I had a panic/anxiety attack thinking about the future of the labor market given AI. For some additional context, I met with a friend who is connected with some very high-up people/ world leaders. And told me that some of them are preparing for social unrest and war. Not in the sense that they are buying guns and missiles. But more in the sense that they think there is the real possibility of ai induced unemployment causing things to boil over. This is not really the point, but it did kick it (my baseline panic) into overdrive.

Just constant stress about the future and hearing shit like this, regardless of how realistic it is or not, along with things in my personal life going south is placing a massive burden on my mental health. The bigger issue is my mind can take it. My body can't. All this adrenaline and cortisol is fucking me over.

The notion that things in my personal life might suck now, but through sheer will and tenacity I can just buy myself into a better situation was load-bearing for my psyche. I am doing OK financially ATM, but as we all understand, there are no shortage of sources telling us we will all become paupers tomorrow.

How do I not lose the plot right now ? If my fears are real, what concrete steps should I take to prepare?

Buy Bitcoin. And land.

If people lose their jobs, might they sell their bitcoin preferentially?

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