Mass Automation Isn't the Crisis—Our Reliance on Jobs for Purchasing Power Is
VraserX · x · 2026-08-11
The author argues that the real systemic threat isn't mass automation itself, but rather our economic model's heavy reliance on widespread employment to distribute purchasing power. As AI decouples productivity from human labor, the fundamental challenge becomes how to redesign wealth distribution.
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