The likeliest AI unemployment path: bubble bursts, layoffs, and jobs that never come back
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-10-06
@manlikemishap argues the most plausible mechanism by which AI causes unemployment isn't direct task replacement: it's an AI bubble bursting, triggering mass layoffs whose jobs never return — the same pattern seen after every recession. A contrarian macro take on AI's labor-market impact.
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