Lately, everyone I talk to carries an undercurrent of anxiety, as if being swept along by the times. In this orgy of compute, I want to pour cold water instead: the AI bubble will almost certainly burst — and its bursting is precisely when ordinary people like us start to actually make money and reap the rewards.
At US university graduations, speakers praising AI got booed. This reflects young people's rage at AI taking their jobs — but after the emotional release, what's the pragmatic money-making logic?
In a society beyond redemption, running is both the only way to escape the chains of the system and a path to creating value for modern civilization. For young people today, there are four options: run, grind, lie flat, or get exploited. Running is the only way out.