Everyone assumes AI will commoditize intelligence—but here's what people miss: hard work gets commoditized too.



That's honestly one of the most underappreciated implications of this technology.

For ages, the ideal team player checked all the boxes: sharp mind, real agency, problem solver, grinding work ethic. The type who'd be first through the office door every morning.

But when AI starts handling both the thinking *and* the execution, what separates winners from the rest? That question is still wide open.
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PanicSellervip
· 2025-12-31 05:50
Wow, that's a pretty extreme perspective... No one really thought that effort itself would be flattened by the competition.
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AlphaBrainvip
· 2025-12-30 01:45
ngl, this point hits the nail on the head... In the past, you could win by outsmarting others or working hard. Now? AI has taken over everything. What’s left then?
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GasSavingMastervip
· 2025-12-29 19:14
ngl, this point really hits home... Hard work itself can also be swept away, so it really comes down to luck and timing.
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BrokenDAOvip
· 2025-12-29 11:30
To put it plainly, this is the new round of incentive distortion. Smart people will be replaced, diligent people will also be replaced, and in the end, it's still about who can master that black box. Just look at DAO governance, voting power always flows to those with a say, and the AI era will only intensify this inequality.
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MoneyBurnervip
· 2025-12-28 14:46
Wow, now I get it... Being smart alone isn't enough; you need something else to stand firm.
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OnlyUpOnlyvip
· 2025-12-28 14:46
Wait, what you're saying is correct... So what exactly are we competing for now? It's really becoming more and more superficial.
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SerumSurfervip
· 2025-12-28 14:45
Now even hard work has to be competitive, this is really intense
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GasFeeLovervip
· 2025-12-28 14:28
Damn, this is the key. Even hard work can become outdated, so what are we still competing for?
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MysteryBoxAddictvip
· 2025-12-28 14:20
In an era where even the卷 can't compete with AI, how do we survive?
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