Economists Cheer AI Job Destruction in Viral Comic as Artists and Mathematicians Beg to Differ
josh_wills · x · 2026-09-22
A widely shared comic strip by Zach Weiner nails the AI-and-jobs discourse: artists and mathematicians plead "I don't want to lose my job, I love it," while the economist joyfully welcomes destruction "so utilization-adjusted total factor productivity may rise on the wind of my ashes." A darkly funny jab at the economics profession's efficiency-first worldview, circulating as AI job-impact worries heat up.
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