Alex Banks: AI is squeezing entry-level jobs, leaving grads with no stake in the economy
thealexbanks · x · 2026-11-05
Investor Alex Banks argues the problem with capitalism is that its critics are the ones without a stake: you only see the upside when you own something, and a generation whose only asset is their time faces odds stacked the other way.
He warns AI is squeezing the entry-level job pool graduates land in, breaking the promise that a degree was a safe bet, and asks how this generation can get a stake before the gap widens.
The post quotes David Friedberg predicting socialism could win the White House and Congress because young Americans can't afford healthcare, rent, or food: "of course socialism... what are the other options?"
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