Ackshually, the immigration debate is irrelevant because we are all going to become AI slaves 🤓

There's actually a really really ugly truth inside this tech-right/maga-right H1B issue that almost no one has touched.

Are you ready?  No one is going to like this.

Let me first set up the framing a bit.

Tech-right wants Top-0.1%+ global-level geniuses.  Ok, fine, tech wants…

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Ackshually, the immigration debate is irrelevant because we are all going to become AI slaves 🤓 https://x.com/yishan/status/1872563134072049685

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The whole post reads like a massive overanalysis. Unemployment is at historic lows, hardly anyone is *actually* experiencing a lack of meaningful work in any field due to foreign labor. It's all vibes and pre-conceived views on immigrants, not principled or based in reality.

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The second half seems like fantasy. "Automation" has been right around the corner ready to replace every low-skilled laborer for decades and it hasn't happened. Automation so far has just lead to new opportunities and potential for new industry/employment, no reason to believe AI is any different imo.