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Will AI replace Silk Road Merchant jobs? · Latest report #4bryj79s
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the 1400s
Already deprecatedYour entire business model was undone by a boat with sails.
Caravan leader with a high risk of scurvy.
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bypasses mountain ranges via maritime logistics
You transport luxury goods over dangerous overland routes. Sea trade routes effectively replaced your entire career path.
The one thing AI can't do
You could actually look a buyer in the eye while overcharging them.
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Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
1400
Maritime vessels start carrying more weight than your entire caravan.
1450
Navigation becomes standardized and the sea lanes become safer.
1480
Shipping by sea becomes ten times cheaper than your animal transport.
1495
Land trade routes are abandoned in favor of direct coastal ports.
Already
You were replaced by the reality of global nautical shipping.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 98.9%
Two years
Average travel time
High
Chance of robbery
Suboptimal
Survival rate
Your severance
A stale piece of dried fruit and some dirt.
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