Yishan: Post-scarcity abundance may first manifest as youth unemployment
sebpaquet · x · 2026-08-25
Former Reddit CEO Yishan argues that post-scarcity abundance "begins by manifesting first as youth unemployment." He clarifies the observation is based on China, not the US — which he considers the world's most advanced economy by Kardashev-scale standards (usable energy harnessed), while calling the US AI lead very small.
He reframes China's plummeting fertility and weak youth job market not as pure crisis signals but as byproducts of abundant energy and advanced automation — possibly early symptoms of a transition toward post-scarcity society.
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