'Keeping the same industries forever is a stagnant economy' — dev continues AI jobs debate
menhguin · x · 2026-11-05
Continuing his AI job-impact thread, developer menhguin argues that believing the same industries can persist forever is what a stagnant economy looks like — as in the Medieval era, which 'went very poorly and people died a lot.' A pointed addendum to his case that resisting AI-driven transition carries historical precedent-level costs.
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