capitalism was. tech is just tech.

AI can be used to speed us up, so instead of having free time we get 1 person shoddily doing the work of a few.

More than just a mistake. It's the mistake that will keep on mistaking.

I feel we've been through this several times already...

Jobs become obsolete. It sucks. But that's the reality. AI is not a mistake, but it will kill a lot of livelihoods we care about in the creative scene. But just like coal mining, life will move on.

Yeah, so were cameras.

Adapt or die. Welcome to the human condition.

It's part of a concerted effort by the upper echelons of Capital to break the middle class - they own the media and use it to strategically time news to either move the market, influence legislation and policy, all while keeping people disillusioned and fearful.

I did contract work back when I was in L.A. and I can't go back to that sort of financial uncertainty at this point. It also takes so much more effort just to keep getting paid. You have to spend all your time not working hustling for work.

I remind people that the fastest way to "create a job" is to take a full time position with benefits, cut the hours in half and divide them amongst two new positions after removing the benefits and now you have a 100% increase in the supply of jobs.

Haleon/GSK has almost exclusively started offering only coops/internships in upstate NY. Not a single non hourly/salaried position in the last 6 months. Laid off 40-50 in the last year, brought on a dozen students.

What does that mean? You can still claim unemployment if you don't apply to toilet scrubbing jobs

That sucks too -- but do stick with it, find a good consultant who can help you polish up your resume and socials. You and me both will find something soon enough. :)

Don't lose hope, it's a matter of numbers. Keep pushing. I've recently been through it and it's been very hard

Yeah, tech. Updated my original comment to clarify.

Honestly, the bit from the article that rang most accurate was this:

Lastly, it's possible that many Americans think the Bureau of Labor Statistics's job opening figures are overstated. For example, some job seekers have reported encountering "ghost jobs" — listings on job platforms that companies are no longer actively hiring for.

I've been keeping track of the roles I've gone after (well within qualification for) and I'm seeing a lot of re-listings for roles that closed out my application (with no outreach) and just relisted the req after a few weeks, over and over again.

I'm not saying the listings are fake, but if they were fake, this is pretty much what it would look like from the outside.

Because they want to take home more, basic greed.