I would agree. While we are seeing all this creative work get automated by AI, how big of an impact would that really have on the economy?
Fully-functional autonomous driving will have a much larger economic impact - and that's just the first area where autonomous robots will come into our lives.
There is a book that I’ve had recommended to me that posits a similar idea to what you’re saying - it’s called “The Myth of Mental Illness” - I have not read it yet, but will pass along the recommendation to you.
Having been close to a few people with psychotic disorders (I'm not misusing that term, I mean paranoid delusions, hallucinations, ...), this rubs me the wrong way. A mild case of depression may be safe to approach this way but with serious psychiatric problems that is dangerous.
The author wrote a book saying schizophrenia doesn't exist, and was made up by psychiatrists. While it's probably true that it's a blanket term for what are probably multiple causes or possibly more of a spectrum disorder, I have seen schizophrenia up close. It would be foolish to say it doesn't exist, in that there are millions of suffering people in existence who fit the symptom criteria and benefit from treatment.
You also need to be careful about people who advocate this position because some of them are affiliated with cults.
Decades ago, I had an SBIR contract with NASA, the contract monitor being in Huntsville. After I briefed him, I went to see the Saturn V. At that time, it was resting horizontal on a long concrete pad. The briefing went really well, and I was in good spirits.
So there was no barrier between the vehicle and visitors. You could walk up and touch it, which I did. Then I walked to the engine end of the first stage and climbed up between two of the F1 engines. I was able to climb into the center F1 and stand up at the end of the expansion bell.
I didn't even come up to the center of the bell. It drove home the titanic size of the machine in a way that nothing else had.
I had to climb down when a moderately pissed-off guard saw me after a few minutes. It was a wonderful experience.
It's the US Space and Rocket Center for anyone looking it up. The vertical rocket is a replica. The sideways one is real, or mostly real. It's suspended pretty high up so you can walk below it. They host a weekly Oktoberfest event under it for a few months a year. In addition to the museum, they also give bus tours of NASA MSFC.
There's a planetarium nearby with a cool history made from the dome of an oxygen tank. UAH has a special collections room dedicated to the Apollo program. There are some other rockets on the side of the interstate near the outskirts to let you know you're entering rocket city.
If you plan carefully, you can see everything in a day.
Fully-functional autonomous driving will have a much larger economic impact - and that's just the first area where autonomous robots will come into our lives.