The future automation of the workforce

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In reply to cowboycwr • 11:42a, 2/4/26
cowboycwr said:
boognish_bear said:
What's the catch? I guess one potential issue is giving your private health information to a vendor like this that's not well established.







I am one of those without a PCP currently.

Mine retired and instead of insurance telling me to choose another they randomly selected one that was closest to me….. the only problem was they are a doctor at an urgent care that doesn't have normal patients but I didn't find this out until I called the number listed.

When I called insurance this time they told me find another one. The first 3 I called weren't accepting new patients….. so I'm still looking.

Are you in a big city? Also, your insurance company needs to be giving you a list of all the PCP's on their 'accepting new patients lists' in your general area. I just changed to Aetna from Cigna who had dropped nearly all my doctors off the program. It's only been 4 days but so far, perfect. Went to my old PCP yesterday, who was dropped, no problems. However I'm in Dallas so I may have more choices
"Perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created"." Esther 4:14
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In reply to boognish_bear • 12:32p, 2/4/26
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This is scary. Also AI agents getting collective intelligence is also scary. At what point do they become self aware or are we already there?
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In reply to Assassin • 8:04p, 2/4/26
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cowboycwr said:
boognish_bear said:
What's the catch? I guess one potential issue is giving your private health information to a vendor like this that's not well established.







I am one of those without a PCP currently.

Mine retired and instead of insurance telling me to choose another they randomly selected one that was closest to me….. the only problem was they are a doctor at an urgent care that doesn't have normal patients but I didn't find this out until I called the number listed.

When I called insurance this time they told me find another one. The first 3 I called weren't accepting new patients….. so I'm still looking.

Are you in a big city? Also, your insurance company needs to be giving you a list of all the PCP's on their 'accepting new patients lists' in your general area. I just changed to Aetna from Cigna who had dropped nearly all my doctors off the program. It's only been 4 days but so far, perfect. Went to my old PCP yesterday, who was dropped, no problems. However I'm in Dallas so I may have more choices


I am. After calling insurance today I found that they supposedly had sent me that list but I don't remember seeing it. Or if I did I got it before I got the notice my PCP had changed.

I also called the practice where my old doctor was since he was at a clinic and not his own small practice. They just switched my over to one of the other doctors there and said that is what was supposed to happen to all his patients but apparently my insurance (BCBS) randomly decided to reassign all his patients.
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In reply to cowboycwr • 8:12p, 2/4/26
cowboycwr said:
Assassin said:
cowboycwr said:
boognish_bear said:
What's the catch? I guess one potential issue is giving your private health information to a vendor like this that's not well established.







I am one of those without a PCP currently.

Mine retired and instead of insurance telling me to choose another they randomly selected one that was closest to me….. the only problem was they are a doctor at an urgent care that doesn't have normal patients but I didn't find this out until I called the number listed.

When I called insurance this time they told me find another one. The first 3 I called weren't accepting new patients….. so I'm still looking.

Are you in a big city? Also, your insurance company needs to be giving you a list of all the PCP's on their 'accepting new patients lists' in your general area. I just changed to Aetna from Cigna who had dropped nearly all my doctors off the program. It's only been 4 days but so far, perfect. Went to my old PCP yesterday, who was dropped, no problems. However I'm in Dallas so I may have more choices


I am. After calling insurance today I found that they supposedly had sent me that list but I don't remember seeing it. Or if I did I got it before I got the notice my PCP had changed.

I also called the practice where my old doctor was since he was at a clinic and not his own small practice. They just switched my over to one of the other doctors there and said that is what was supposed to happen to all his patients but apparently my insurance (BCBS) randomly decided to reassign all his patients.


Dealing with doctors' offices, hospitals, and medical insurance offices is such a kick in the balls
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In reply to boognish_bear • 8:15p, 2/4/26
boognish_bear said:
cowboycwr said:
Assassin said:
cowboycwr said:
boognish_bear said:
What's the catch? I guess one potential issue is giving your private health information to a vendor like this that's not well established.







I am one of those without a PCP currently.

Mine retired and instead of insurance telling me to choose another they randomly selected one that was closest to me….. the only problem was they are a doctor at an urgent care that doesn't have normal patients but I didn't find this out until I called the number listed.

When I called insurance this time they told me find another one. The first 3 I called weren't accepting new patients….. so I'm still looking.

Are you in a big city? Also, your insurance company needs to be giving you a list of all the PCP's on their 'accepting new patients lists' in your general area. I just changed to Aetna from Cigna who had dropped nearly all my doctors off the program. It's only been 4 days but so far, perfect. Went to my old PCP yesterday, who was dropped, no problems. However I'm in Dallas so I may have more choices


I am. After calling insurance today I found that they supposedly had sent me that list but I don't remember seeing it. Or if I did I got it before I got the notice my PCP had changed.

I also called the practice where my old doctor was since he was at a clinic and not his own small practice. They just switched my over to one of the other doctors there and said that is what was supposed to happen to all his patients but apparently my insurance (BCBS) randomly decided to reassign all his patients.


Dealing with doctors' offices, hospitals, and medical insurance offices is such a kick in the balls

No question you gotta do your homework. My wife and I were in bad programs last year (Medicare Advantage) but got a much better one this year with Memorial Hermann. More than happy so far.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 8:27p, 2/4/26
boognish_bear said:
cowboycwr said:
Assassin said:
cowboycwr said:
boognish_bear said:
What's the catch? I guess one potential issue is giving your private health information to a vendor like this that's not well established.







I am one of those without a PCP currently.

Mine retired and instead of insurance telling me to choose another they randomly selected one that was closest to me….. the only problem was they are a doctor at an urgent care that doesn't have normal patients but I didn't find this out until I called the number listed.

When I called insurance this time they told me find another one. The first 3 I called weren't accepting new patients….. so I'm still looking.

Are you in a big city? Also, your insurance company needs to be giving you a list of all the PCP's on their 'accepting new patients lists' in your general area. I just changed to Aetna from Cigna who had dropped nearly all my doctors off the program. It's only been 4 days but so far, perfect. Went to my old PCP yesterday, who was dropped, no problems. However I'm in Dallas so I may have more choices


I am. After calling insurance today I found that they supposedly had sent me that list but I don't remember seeing it. Or if I did I got it before I got the notice my PCP had changed.

I also called the practice where my old doctor was since he was at a clinic and not his own small practice. They just switched my over to one of the other doctors there and said that is what was supposed to happen to all his patients but apparently my insurance (BCBS) randomly decided to reassign all his patients.


Dealing with doctors' offices, hospitals, and medical insurance offices is such a kick in the balls


Agreed. I might just cancel health insurance and take the advice of a poster on here a not pay medical bills from now on……










Obvious sarcasm….
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8:36p, 2/11/26
Interesting and troublesome

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6:44p, 2/12/26
I know it is coming… But I don't think it's coming that fast or that pervasively

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In reply to boognish_bear • 7:18p, 2/12/26
Zero chance this results in 'Universal High Income'.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 9:39p, 2/12/26
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This is real. Tech people tend to overstate what their products can do. Something like when a DIYer says "I can build that building just as well as those construction guys, and then realizes he can't use the tools as well as the pros have learned to do.

AI will have a ton of growing pains before it can replace critical jobs. If it is not closely monitored like a trainee for mistakes and purposeful missteps, it will crash somebody's plant, supply chain, or grid as a major oopsie.

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In reply to EatMoreSalmon • 10:01p, 2/12/26
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boognish_bear said:

This is real. Tech people tend to overstate what their products can do. Something like when a DIYer says "I can build that building just as well as those construction guys, and then realizes he can't use the tools as well as the pros have learned to do.

AI will have a ton of growing pains before it can replace critical jobs. If it is not closely monitored like a trainee for mistakes and purposeful missteps, it will crash somebody's plant, supply chain, or grid as a major oopsie.


This is an election year. Someone is going to figure out people do not like or trust all this AI hype, and play on it to get some bills rolling along the line of 'stop this AI ****'.

So all these companies dumping headcount but pretending its a pivot to AI will have to come up with a new excuse.

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In reply to boognish_bear • 5:53a, 2/13/26
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real estate is looking like a pretty good investment.
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10:50a, 2/13/26
"Perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created"." Esther 4:14
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In reply to boognish_bear • 3:59p, 2/14/26
Elon: " We're in this beautiful sweet spot"

By 'we', Elon means people with a hundred billion or more net worth.

Only a fool would make personal savings/investment decisions on Elon's advice.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 12:36a, 2/16/26
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Here it comes. The newest tech is rarely ready for prime time. Much less tech as complicated and complex as AI.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 12:21a, 2/17/26
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What's their battery life?
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In reply to EatMoreSalmon • 5:58a, 2/17/26
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Here it comes. The newest tech is rarely ready for prime time. Much less tech as complicated and complex as AI.


There is a digital to real world transition that is often very difficult for AI to navigate. Artificial Intelligence lives in a "forgiving," simulated digital environment, navigating the unpredictable real world creates significant issues.

AI may thrive in static data and reversible mistakes in virtual settings, real-world deployment requires navigating physical constraints, human unpredictability, and irreversible consequences.

I believe we are in the Golden Age of AI, the AI capabilities are high enough to use AND there are a large number of experienced humans to guide it. That will become less and less as the experienced humans retire. We are already seen a decrease in initiative and creativity with just computers, nevermind AI. It is a vicious cycle, managers are pushing skills to AI and humans are losing them, navigation for example.

Following acrobats on a stage choreographed is one thing, operating independent in the world is another. It is going to be scary relying on machines to make decisions. People shouldn't get caught up on whether they look like us or not, that is just the brain looking for a like image. For example, take a look at this video. The average person would be more impressed with the kung fu robot, but look at the functionality and what it is doing. The military robots are even more impressive when you consider function and ability, not just showmanship.

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In reply to boognish_bear • 7:05p, 2/17/26
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Starting to feel like "I Robot"
"Perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created"." Esther 4:14
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In reply to boognish_bear • 6:45a, 2/19/26
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This is interesting.
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