Whether it is a taxi driver or a developer, when someone starts from flawed premises, I can either engage and debate or tune out and politely humor them. When the flawed premises are deeply ingrained political beliefs it is often better to simply say, "Okay buddy. If you say so..."

We've been over the topic of AI employment doom several times on this site. At this point it isn't a debate. It is simply the restating of these first principles.