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diffaldo lemmy.dbzer0.com diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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it is freeing us from jobs 👍

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wizardbeard lemmy.dbzer0.com wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-16
#2 · Quote Reply

AI writes essays for you

Complains about no job you studied for existing

AI writes for you

you studied for?

I think I see the problem here.


More seriously, most people don't end up working what they studied for. And the job market absolutely does suck.

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marcos lemmy.world marcos@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
#3 · Quote Reply

AI isn't what is destroying jobs.

But it looks like it destroyed your education. That one you can fix.

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Zachariah lemmy.world Zachariah@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#4 · Quote Reply

AI isn't what is destroying jobs. But it looks like it destroyed your education. That one you can fix.

it didn't destroy your education; you did

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TootSweet lemmy.world TootSweet@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-04
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

Not writing your own papers.

Still claim to have been "studying."

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Rooskie91 discuss.online Rooskie91@discuss.online
Joined: 2023-08-18
#6 · Quote Reply

Don't worry, nuclear war is about to set us back quite a bit.

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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
#7 · Quote Reply

Wtf are kids doing in college now anyway? All the jobs their going for have been flooded with slop that corporations love. I have no idea how a college student would survive today.

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lumpyluggage lemmy.world lumpyluggage@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#8 · Quote Reply

it didn't destroy your education; you did

No, you!

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𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘 infosec.pub 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-06-04
#9 · Quote Reply

If ai was writing your essays, you weren't studying for anything.

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Mokey Fraggle therock.fraggle-rock.org mokey@therock.fraggle-rock.org
Joined: 2026-04-30
#10 · Quote Reply

Aye, when grades are the goal then using AI to cheat your way into better grades seems rational at the time; educational institutions need to be reformed so that grades are not the indicator, for the indicator has become the goal, not the actual education.

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𝙈𝙞𝙖 quokk.au Quokka@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-06-09
#11 · Quote Reply

Not writing your own papers. Still claim to have been "studying."

To me studying is the learning you do. Writing essays is purely so the teacher can see what you’ve learnt.

So I can see how not writing essays doesn’t contradict learning.

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jve lemmy.world jve@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-10-24
#12 · Quote Reply

Aye, when grades are the goal then using AI to cheat your way into better grades seems rational at the time; educational institutions need to be reformed so that grades are not the indicator, for the indicator has become the goal, not the actual education.

Goodhart’s Law strikes again.

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silasmariner programming.dev silasmariner@programming.dev
Joined: 2023-07-01
#13 · Quote Reply

To me studying is the learning you do. Writing essays is purely so the teacher can see what you’ve learnt. So I can see how not writing essays doesn’t contradict learning.

Writing essays is a skill in itself, not sure how you'd acquire that skill without practicing it

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Formfiller lemmy.world Formfiller@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-12
#14 · Quote Reply

Wtf are kids doing in college now anyway? All the jobs their going for have been flooded with slop that corporations love. I have no idea how a college student would survive today.

Education is important. Don’t fall for the lie

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diffaldo lemmy.dbzer0.com diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-08-17
#15 · (edited) Quote Reply

AI isn't what is destroying jobs. But it looks like it destroyed your education. That one you can fix.

Pls explain how ai isnt destroying jobs. are u aware of current job market? If a job can be done with keyboard and mouse, its gonna disappear soon.

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diffaldo lemmy.dbzer0.com diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-08-17
#16 · Quote Reply

Education is important. Don’t fall for the lie

Indeed but there is good chance to become unemployed after graduating.

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𝙈𝙞𝙖 quokk.au Quokka@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-06-09
#17 · Quote Reply

Writing essays is a skill in itself, not sure how you'd acquire that skill without practicing it

If you’re learning a writing course, maybe that’s a relevant skill to have. Often it’s not however.

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ThirdConsul lemmy.zip ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-01-03
#18 · Quote Reply

If you’re learning a writing course, maybe that’s a relevant skill to have. Often it’s not however.

Learning how to share your thoughts in a way the the reader will understand is a skill universally useful no matter the future white-collar job, from making sparkling water to software engineering.

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Formfiller lemmy.world Formfiller@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-12
#19 · Quote Reply

Indeed but there is good chance to become unemployed after graduating.

I’m a trade worker and I’m back in college pursuing a masters.

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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
#20 · Quote Reply

Education is important. Don’t fall for the lie

Oh no I agree. I'm really wondering what they do now. I'd be depressed

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cassandrafatigue lemmy.dbzer0.com cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-10-17
#21 · Quote Reply

To me studying is the learning you do. Writing essays is purely so the teacher can see what you’ve learnt. So I can see how not writing essays doesn’t contradict learning.

No.

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RamenJunkie midwest.social RamenJunkie@midwest.social
Joined: 2025-01-24
#22 · Quote Reply

AI writes essays for you Complains about no job you studied for existing AI writes for you you studied for? I think I see the problem here. More seriously, most people don't end up working what they studied for. And the job market absolutely does suck.

People don't seem to understand how accurate the bottom statement is aside from like 2 or 3 highly specialized things (Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers (maybe).

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-06-11
#23 · Quote Reply

To me studying is the learning you do. Writing essays is purely so the teacher can see what you’ve learnt. So I can see how not writing essays doesn’t contradict learning.

Yeah, definitely not.

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Corkyskog sh.itjust.works Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
#24 · (edited) Quote Reply

People don't seem to understand how accurate the bottom statement is aside from like 2 or 3 highly specialized things (Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers (maybe).

Yup. If you have a matketing, management, accounting, finance, economics, political science, arts, etc. Degrees It's like throwing darts as to where you land, it might be close to your degree, but rarely do you land on the mark. The ones that did already had connections and the school was just a box to check for them.

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Corkyskog sh.itjust.works Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
#25 · Quote Reply

To me studying is the learning you do. Writing essays is purely so the teacher can see what you’ve learnt. So I can see how not writing essays doesn’t contradict learning.

Writing the essays is how you drill the information into your brain, it is the act of learning. You need to critically think about the subject matter to write the essay in a way you likely won't have when you were first taught the information.

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Corkyskog sh.itjust.works Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
#26 · (edited) Quote Reply

Pls explain how ai isnt destroying jobs. are u aware of current job market? If a job can be done with keyboard and mouse, its gonna disappear soon.

Its all marketing. Look into the statistics and actual stories of the companies who have embraced AI. They have seen no productivity gains, not a single one. They are basically forcing managers to use it at the threat of losing their jobs, even though it can't actually do the work.

They are invested way too deep into AI. They need to convince all the CEOS to buy it and use it whether it works or not. It's not ready, but they don't care because they have no time to wait. If they can't pay their investors and loans they loose a shit load of money and the economy goes into a deep recession.

All of these cuts because of "AI" are just disguises that there companies aren't doing too well right now and we are probably already in the beginning of a recession. But if they say they are firing for AI their stock goes up, instead of down.

It's fucked, but not the way you think.

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diabetic_porcupine lemmy.world diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-16
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#27 · Quote Reply

AI writes essays for you Complains about no job you studied for existing AI writes for you you studied for? I think I see the problem here. More seriously, most people don't end up working what they studied for. And the job market absolutely does suck.

ai only takes jobs from people who use ai to do their to thinking for them.

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