AI Will Reshape the Meaning of Work
dbasch · x · 2026-07-13
Core view: The concept of "work" is actually very new and may not need to exist forever.
Author argues AI is helping overcome scarcity; if many goods/services approach free, creating jobs just to give people money to buy things is short-sighted. The post extends that AI will drive economic growth, and the relationship between growth, jobs, and AI may be rewritten.
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