"More economists should read Player Piano": Vonnegut's automation classic resurfaces in AI debate
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-10-13
A comment on soumitrashukla9's thread about technological change and identity argues economists should read Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano, a novel about automation stripping ordinary people of purpose that resonates with today's AI anxiety.
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