"The last genuinely necessary thing you did at work was in 2026 — and that day is under a year away"
rand_longevity · x · 2026-09-08
A sharp viral take on AI displacing knowledge work: "One day you realize the last genuinely necessary thing you did at work happened back in 2026 — and that day is less than a year from now." An intentionally provocative framing of how quickly AI is eroding the 'necessity' of human work.
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