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this is a pretty good point that often is getting lost coming and going. it's about expertise, man. and I know that a lot of the AI stuff is romanticizing the idea that you don't need to have it, but you actually still kind of do, if you want anyone with expertise to take you seriously.

I read somewhere that billionaires want to replace expertise because it’s something they can’t buy.

But they can! They can hire someone (or a whole team) to give them a personalized intensive course in any subject that interests them. They can buy whatever studio or lab equipment they want. They can visit almost any facility in the world, in any field. But they'd still have to do the work.

Well sure, they can hire experts but theoretically the experts can refuse to sign on. Even though economic pressures still leaves them with the vast majority of the power, they want to have all the power.