A reply argues tech shocks destroy jobs but also create plenty of new work
creatine_cycle · x · 2026-08-04
This reply pushes back on the idea of a “permanent underclass.”
- It argues that the claim is unsupported in the quoted exchange.
- The reply points to economic theory and the record of human history, noting that while the internet destroyed some categories of work, it also created a large amount of new work.
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