I agree that there are jobs and have been jobs for trade and non trade jobs yes. In terms of numbers Ai has not taken jobs from anyone, but rather has been used as reason for layoffs as it sounds better than financial woes in these organizations. This is also supported by research/data. The current number of jobs is also consistent with what they were pre COVID inflation.

Again yes I am concerned about what is coming because I am a forward thinking person. I make plans because hopping fields is expensive to do. I am not sure why this is such a surprise for you? I am not sure how I was being negative about the trades at all. I'm just saying it's not a silver bullet to the upcoming career crisis if we are to believe AI is actually a threat. What may be a concern for some fields now it's only going to either broaden directly because of that same threat or because of oversaturation as those who were once in their own careers no longer can and look for work elsewhere that had not yet had the rug pulled out from under them. You can chose to ignore that I am saying and that's fine, but sticking your head in the sand doesn't stop this from approaching.

[–] HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

the trades are free and you get paid immediately

god luck

[–] gankouskhan@piefed.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Licensure is not free at least here in the US nor are the materials to acquire it. The cost is not just getting into the job though, you have to consider the cost of leaving a job that could have been better paying that maybe no longer exists. Someone with a family that just is not a real option. Now apply this "just go into a trade" logic to everyone who has lost their jobs or wants to have something better than they currently do and you'll run out of trade jobs very fast. Same problem as today but different lens. Then what?