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points by harvey9 3 days ago | 0 comments

You might be assuming that the skill is standalone and that the market will see a goldrush that drives the price to near zero.

An analyst could learn enough SQL in a few weeks to make their workflow better (leaving aside that AI analyst is already a thing).

Almost anyone could spend a few weeks getting a heavy truck license. Barriers to entering this trade are not that high but earnings have stabilised above subsistence level.

[–] somenameforme 3 days ago

I'm sure there are plenty of analysts already using chatbots to improve their workflow. And the barrier to entry to heavy trucking isn't the license, but being being willing to not only drive a massive friggin truck, but to do so for many many hours a day often entailing being away from your family/relations for the vast majority of time. It's a tough life, and that's the reason the stereotype of truckers is what it is.

By contrast the LLM 'skill' of 'sit on ass and talk' is something basically everybody already does. So you just need some minimum level of general cognitive ability and you're good to go.

[–] __rito__ 2 days ago

An analyst is not just any literate person. S/he is already somewhere.

Not everybody will be willing to live the heavy trucker life. The choice (and sacrifice) itself is a component in the moat.