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On becoming a "useless eater" and your core dread about AI and robotics
This is what you truly fear about AI and robots—becoming worthless to society, and unable to justify your existence to a world that no longer needs you.
Jun 27
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On becoming a "useless eater" and your core dread about AI and robotics
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Memetic Warfare 101: Viral Memes about AI Job Loss
How I'm using memes and AI to spread the word about AI, jobs, and Post-Labor Economics. We've tried warning people with history and data, now it's time…
Jun 25
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Memetic Warfare 101: Viral Memes about AI Job Loss
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The coming wave of new AI jobs
Just a few thoughts for my beloved paying subs
Jun 19
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The coming wave of new AI jobs
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My Overpowered AI Research Stack - NotebookLM, Deep Research, Grok, Gemini, o3-Pro, OpenAI
I've used a combination of AI tools to build a gigantic research knowledge-base for my Post-Labor Economics research.
Jun 16
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My Overpowered AI Research Stack - NotebookLM, Deep Research, Grok, Gemini, o3-Pro, OpenAI
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The yapping will intensify until morale (never) improves
In the tech space, critics of influencers (often other influencers!) accuse many us of "yapping" - basically just talking to take up space and add…
Jun 15
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The yapping will intensify until morale (never) improves
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Deep Dive on Post-Labor Economics
Click on this if you want to just kick back and listen to AI explain PLE to you
Jun 13
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Our social contract has been disintegrating for decades, and I *think* I have a solution
Civil society rests on the equilibrium created by labor rights, property rights, and democratic rights. The automation job apocalypse threatens the…
Jun 11
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Our social contract has been disintegrating for decades, and I *think* I have a solution
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Technology does NOT create new jobs!
Wages and labor demand have been declining for decades due to automation. Automation creates new job titles, but in aggregate, it creates a net loss of…
Jun 5
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Technology does NOT create new jobs!
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What are the "Ten Commandments" of Post-Labor Economics?
Every economic framework needs it's axioms and imperatives. Let's start refining those of Post-Labor Economics
May 29
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What are the "Ten Commandments" of Post-Labor Economics?
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Post-Labor Economics Update
16 Property-Based Interventions That Could Fund Your Future
May 11
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Your degree is worthless (and losing value by the day)
Credential inflation started more than two centuries ago. AI is going to nuke the field. All fields. This is just the last act.
May 2
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Your degree is worthless (and losing value by the day)
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The 'Great Dislocation' will be more painful than anyone realizes
The AI community has dubbed the coming AI and robot job apocalypse as the "Great Dislocation" and it's going to hurt more than you realize. Here's why.
Apr 28
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The 'Great Dislocation' will be more painful than anyone realizes
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