Professional Identity Becoming Obsolete as AI Reshapes Status and Class
ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-08-16
Agreeing with the view that doctors and lawyers are no longer status symbols, the author predicts this decline will accelerate. As AI shifts the landscape, the very concept of having a professional identity feels archaic and absurd, despite these professions once defining status and class.
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