The First Generation That Doesn't Need to Work for Survival May Be Alive
VraserX · x · 2026-08-09
The author proposes a striking perspective: the first generation in human history that doesn't need to work for survival may already be alive.
Whether this leads to true liberation or mass economic insecurity fundamentally depends on current policy decisions and the design of social welfare systems.
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