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Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by z2 on Saturday February 07, 2026 @09:49PM (#46930872)
I'm not forecasting that, and it's a virtual strawman in the face of my much narrower claim: that wages depend on marginal labor demand and bargaining power, not average output per worker. If AI substitutes for labor, the marginal value of adding another worker in many roles can fall. That can mean fewer hires or lower wages in some categories, not 'no hiring' or an instant massive recession. I have no idea what the addressable market or demand for our more productive economy is, but for the record I do hope it's high to support new businesses and a bigger pie in general!
Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by YokoZar on Sunday February 08, 2026 @01:52AM (#46931918)
Forgive me, I was responding to the original claim that "it’s a safe bet that labor will have lower value in 2031 than it has today".
Re:The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else by johnvanommen on Sunday February 08, 2026 @02:40PM (#46937745)
It will - and z2 explained why, in response to my post