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Post by @mmoderwell in #philosophy (all) · 2025-10-14

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Had a thought about what might happen when AI replaces a lot of human labor. Wanted to start this #philosophy team to talk about stuff like this.

I just read the [Courage to be Disliked](https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Be-Disliked-Phenomenon-Happiness/dp/1668065967), a popular book that gives an introduction to [Adlerian psychology](https://www.alfredadler.edu/about/alfred-adler-theory-application/).

In the philosophy, Adler claims happiness comes from one's perceived usefulness to others. While personally I don't think this is the primary source of happiness, there is certainly something to this claim.

What happens when people no longer are useful to each other, nor have the ability to be?