People Fear AI Taking Their Jobs, Not Losing the Commute and Meetings
rand_longevity · x · 2026-10-10
A widely shared one-liner observes the irony in current AI anxiety: people are scared of AI taking their jobs, yet nobody is scared of losing the commute, the endless meetings, and the 6am alarm.
The post flips the usual framing, suggesting the most dreaded parts of work may be exactly what AI and remote workflows eliminate first.
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