"College kids are screwed": founder reverses stance as AI widens skill gap
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-11-06
sweatystartup reverses his stance on AI, predicting average college grads won't be able to add value in white-collar work: why pay $100k for a NYC grad when an AI-native engineer in Colombia costs half, or a South African analyst with Grok delivers 3x output? Global talent + AI now rivals America's best.
Reply: RachelVT42 notes the contrarian take holds, kids without agency are cooked — they can't backfill 16 years of undeveloped skills — but the slow transition gives some time to catch up while brain plasticity lasts.
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