Viral post captures young professionals' despair: 'I'll never get to do that because Dario said so'
zetalyrae · x · 2026-10-14
A forwarded message from a mid-20s professional captures growing despair among younger cohorts: watching senior researchers do interesting work they feel they'll never get to do, with AI ("because Dario said so") foreclosing entire careers. Shared as a snapshot of a widespread generational mood about AI displacing knowledge work.
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