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Tyler Cowen
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January 17 - April 11, 2025
Average is over is the catchphrase of our age, and it is likely to apply all the more to our future.
Demand is rising for low-pay, low-skill jobs, and it is rising for high-pay, high-skill jobs, including tech and managerial jobs, but pay is not rising for the jobs in between.
People are getting accustomed to an existence where they cannot find satisfying work at a wage they are happy with.
“No human would play that move� is a common commentary on computer recommendations.
In another dystopian vision, the proliferation of computer intelligence will bring about a Malthusian world where human laborers will struggle to earn subsistence.