On: So you think you could be an electrician?

[chpatrick]

I didn't say they were the same, just that "surely those jobs won't be automated" wasn't a very good prediction.

[jen729w → chpatrick]

Which part of my backyard plumber story do you think will be automated?

Either the plumber is replaced, or they aren't. I contest that they aren't.

[chpatrick → jen729w]

I think there will be a general-purpose humanoid robot that can do all that, and a lot sooner than you think.