Heard a kid ask his dad what a 'cable guy' does now

I was at a hardware store in Springfield last week and a little boy pointed at my work van. His dad said, 'He sets up the internet,' and the kid just looked confused. It made me think about how we used to be the TV people, then the phone people, and now we're just the invisible internet utility. The job's the same wires, but nobody sees the work anymore. Anyone else feel like the trade's name doesn't fit the job we actually do?

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the_vera5mo ago

Maybe we'll be the AI plumbers next, still fixing pipes nobody understands.

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grant.parker5mo ago

Fixing pipes nobody understands" is a good line, @the_vera, but I see it the other way. The whole point of good AI tools is that they explain their work. We won't be guessing at clogged pipes, we'll have clear maps of the whole system. The job changes from fixing mysteries to reading instructions. It's less about magic and more about maintenance you can actually see.

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