The Job Market Is Hell: Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.

Exactly. Since the end of the gold standard, the economy hasn’t been about production — it’s been about valuation.

70 years ago, companies were built to make things: cars, fridges, tools.
Today, they’re built to inflate stock prices.

The real product isn’t goods.
It’s debt, speculation, planned obsolescence.

And now, AI isn’t replacing workers to make things better.
It’s replacing them to cut costs — while real needs go unmet.

This isn’t progress.
It’s the slow collapse of a system that forgot its purpose.

This isn’t just ChatGPT vs. HR. It’s a system where automation replaces human labor at every level — from hiring to production.

I’ve just published an episode on how AI, robotics, and exponential change aren’t just transforming jobs — but possibly the entire future of the economy.

We’re in a transitional phase. The next few years are crucial.

So if you’re asking ‘Will AI take your job?’, the deeper question is:
What happens when the economy no longer needs people?

On the one hand, it’s nice to be able to have the recruiter AI agent I made write applications for me because I hate that part. After that, I can do the interviews myself just fine and I’m all good.

On the other hand, it feels disgusting and lazy.

But it works much better than last time I was job hunting (last year) and did everything by hand.

It’s showing me that (as far as I can tell) recruiters don’t give a shit and barely read what you send them. They’ll reach out as long as your LinkedIn is SEO optimised.

Depressing but true

What is SEO optimized?

These are interesting thoughts you are voicing but your usage of em-dashes is highly suspicious, Mr./Mrs. Robot.

/s I like these dashes myself as someone who has some sort of education in typography

You say the economy will always need people because they are the demand.
But who buys AI systems? Other companies.
Who buys weapons? Governments.
Who buys logistics automation? Corporations.

The demand isn’t from people. It’s from systems that want to eliminate people.

This isn’t hyperbole. It’s the trend.

We published an episode on this — not to claim we have all the answers, but to show it’s more complex than ‘people will always be needed’.

If you’ve listened and still disagree, I’d love to hear your counterpoints.
Maybe the real oversimplification is believing we already know how this story ends — before the data is even in.

You say the economy will always need people because they are the demand.
But who buys AI systems? Other companies.
Who buys weapons? Governments.
Who buys logistics automation? Corporations.

The demand isn’t from people. It’s from systems that want to eliminate people.

This isn’t hyperbole. It’s the trend.

We published an episode on this — not to claim we have all the answers, but to show it’s more complex than ‘people will always be needed’.

If you’ve listened and still disagree, I’d love to hear your counterpoints.
Maybe the real oversimplification is believing we already know how this story ends — before the data is even in.

You say /s but look at that account’s profile, it just straight up is AI lol

This isn’t just ChatGPT vs. HR. It’s a system where automation replaces human labor at every level — from hiring to production.

I’ve just published an episode on how AI, robotics, and exponential change aren’t just transforming jobs — but possibly the entire future of the economy.

We’re in a transitional phase. The next few years are crucial.

So if you’re asking ‘Will AI take your job?’, the deeper question is:
What happens when the economy no longer needs people?

You say /s but look at that account’s profile, it just straight up is AI lol

It’s a bit redundant since the O stands for “Optimization”, but it means Search Engine Optimization. Basically structure your stuff so it shows up in more searches (use popular terms in your profile, make posts with key phrases, fill out all the fields).

There’s a word for that but I can’t remember. Like saying ATM machine.

that’s a great notion, but in the process real roles that ARE needed are empty until someone realizes the mistake, or until people die.

This sounds like overreaction, but what about for EMS services? 911 operations? Emergency room staffing? Nursing? Hospital IT staff?

Having open positions, or even just insufficiently filled hours, will cause situations where there are huge ramifications.

Just because someone isn’t hired, doesn’t mean the role isn’t critical and needed… it means there’s consequences if the need is unfilled. There’s dozens (or more!) of medical professionals needed desperately that aren’t being hired, ultimately due to greed (those driving the AI process here) and this results in worse care.

Exactly. Since the end of the gold standard, the economy hasn’t been about production — it’s been about valuation.

70 years ago, companies were built to make things: cars, fridges, tools.
Today, they’re built to inflate stock prices.

The real product isn’t goods.
It’s debt, speculation, planned obsolescence.

And now, AI isn’t replacing workers to make things better.
It’s replacing them to cut costs — while real needs go unmet.

This isn’t progress.
It’s the slow collapse of a system that forgot its purpose.

RAS Syndrome

Robots just hire themselves.