Identity anxiety beneath AI career anxiety: every answer feels temporary now
sebpaquet · x · 2026-09-17
Amid discussions of AI's impact on jobs, @alijlari argues that technology is moving faster than people can update the story they tell themselves about who they are. The deeper issue isn't just career anxiety but the identity anxiety underneath it: any new skill you master may not survive the year, so every answer feels temporary.
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