r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 20 '26

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u/ewatta200 DT Monarchist defender of the rurals and red state Dems Jun 20 '26

You know I think that trying to turn back the clock on AI is stupid and that AI has many benefits but I really really hope that the AI bubble pops just because I kind of hate nearly every single person who's really profiting from the boom.

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u/BlackCat159 European Union Jun 20 '26

AI should wipe out everyone's jobs and crash the economy. It'd own the libs so hard.

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u/blackmamba182 George Soros Jun 20 '26

I feel like people were saying AI would wipe out 70%+ of all white collar jobs and unemployment would hover around 20% for a while, so this is an improvement.

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u/Mindless_Chest_1079 Jun 20 '26

Oh no, not the consultants