Vladimir_Nesov comments on Ben Goertzel: The Singularity Institute's Scary Idea (and Why I Don't Buy It) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 02 November 2010 04:26:10PM *  0 points [-]

And a sufficiently clever human should realize that clever humans can and do routinely increase the efficiencies of their industry enough to shift the comparative advantage.

I don't understand what are you arguing for. That people become better off doing something different, doesn't necessarily imply that they become obsolete, or even that they can't continue doing the less-efficient thing.