The real AI boom: millions of American hustle-culture grinders are about to start companies
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-11-14
NathanpmYoung offers a contrarian take on who actually benefits from AI: not just Silicon Valley, but millions of ordinary hardworking Americans. In his WhatsApp group of "grindset" types, people are optimizing workflows and aiming to triple their income in five years.
His prediction: most won't build billion-dollar companies, but a large wave of small businesses will emerge, making things bigger, better and cheaper. He argues this grassroots dynamism—millions of people using AI as leverage to improve their lives—will be a major economic force alongside Silicon Valley.
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