Blogger: AI's Middle-Class Disruption Is Delayed Only Because People Misunderstand AI
mallow610 · x · 2026-10-11
Responding to a prediction that AI will wipe out much of the middle class — managers, bankers, lawyers, architects, tech, finance, consultants and more, potentially radicalizing millions — blogger mallow610 says the shift has been discussed for years. He argues the expected 2025 disruption was delayed because most people fundamentally misunderstand AI: they argue over data centers without grasping how profoundly AI will transform and dominate entire industries.
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