JFC, people in tech are really out there saying that language models will be better at therapy, financial advice, and career advice than trained people.
WTF is wrong with you people? Do you really have no clue about what other people’s jobs actually involve?
Language models can’t even do maths how are they supposed to get good at financial advice?
And therapy? Just… 😑
What’s wrong with people in tech?
@baldur tech is so sheltered from the real world. Many people in tech have never done anything else in their life and it shows and expresses itself in total disregard for other people's professions and skills.
(And the fact that many of them should go to therapy to understand a few things about themselves and why they feel the way they do but don't is just the cherry on top)
@tante @baldur
It feels a lot like 'I let my wife work as a therapist or historian to keep her busy, but I really look down on her work'
I find it weird how people convince themselves that 'i know stuff about computers that others do not know' makes them extremely smart, but then never extend that honor to the soft sciences ('today i learned something new about infant development, the person who told me that must be smart')
@Selena @tante @baldur
IME , corporate IT workplaces measured us against goals and deadlines. Soft skills are harder to prove and that seems to be why they can get overlooked.
I went to study fine art to explore my intuition and creativity and then worked in community engagement. I started to learn more about soft skills to cope with the extra mental and emotional work that those relationships require.
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tante
Selena
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