New social safety net needed for obsolete white-collar workers in AI age
valhalla_dev · x · 2026-08-25
Argues that a new social safety net is required for people intelligent enough for white-collar work but rendered obsolete by the new age, as current supports like VC and ad revenue will inevitably collapse.
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