Alpha School founder: AI is today's 1910 tractor moment for education
LamarDealMaker · x · 2026-10-29
Joe Liemandt of Alpha School argues AI is today's 1910 tractor moment: back then machines wiped out 30% of US farm jobs and society responded by reinventing education, sparking a 100-year boom. He draws a parallel between tractor ads ("does the work of 50 farm hands") and Anthropic's marketing, urging parents to rethink how kids are educated for the AI era.
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