Companies can fire the workers, but they still need the customers those workers used to be
CurieuxExplorer · x · 2026-10-08
A sharp thread on the AI displacement paradox: businesses can cut dependence on workers faster than new meaningful work gets created, but those workers were also paying customers. Young people face automation taking both entry-level jobs and professional careers at once. CurieuxExplorer distills it: companies can fire the workers — they still need the customers those workers used to be.
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