@nrmehta The current messaging is perplexing and creates a lot of unnecessary anxiety. It’s very disappointing. Every technology has killed jobs but have always created more. I think it’s the same with AI.
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Rick Woyde
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Rick Woyde
@WoydeRick
Entrepreneur | SaaS Builder | Founder at Pairaphrase | Bridging language barriers with AI-powered translation & voice tech | Passionate about software
Birmingham, MI เข้าร่วม Ağustos 2025
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@WoydeRick Agreed. Will be interesting to see how many are left behind. If the perception is millions then the public might not be so excited and might block stuff like dc buildout. My concern is whatever messages are coming out now (it's all fine or it will be bad) aren't working.
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If you were a foundational model lab CEO, what would you say to the public about AI, knowing that your words count and will be scrutinized?
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@nrmehta Some people will get left behind, yup, that’s for sure and new workers will do these new jobs better. In ten years when you tell a new developer how they used to write code and produce products before AI they will laugh and you’ll feel like a Neanderthal.
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@WoydeRick Do you think there will be a gap between the killing and creation or will everyone seamlessly go into the new world with no disruption?
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I don’t agree with that. It allows a lot of companies and people to do things with AI that we can’t do today. For instance, you can develop new products in far less time and less cost allowing you to produce more products than you could before. We’re iterating and developing faster than ever. No one’s lost their job.
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@WoydeRick @nrmehta That statement is factually correct, but ignores the likely Truth:
The whole point of AI/Automation is to:
Eliminate large numbers of old jobs
and
Significantly reduce the number of new jobs.
It's also unclear how many of the Old Workers could even become New Workers...
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@CapitalF @RyanGirdusky Sorry for the poor explanation. It’s actually a lot of fun.
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@WoydeRick @RyanGirdusky “Hey we need to hire workers to tweak the AI programs that took their jobs” might be the worst pitch for an AI job future I’ve ever heard
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I’ve spoken to lots of people in tech and absolutely none of them believe this.
Their opinions of what to do with humanity after AI replaces their jobs are truly dystopian
Joel Berry@JoelWBerry
This won’t be necessary. For every job lost to AI, 5 new jobs will be created—many of them will be jobs we’ve never even heard of that could’ve never existed without AI.
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@FmrRepMTG It’s only a matter of time before we begin to switch from car ownership to short term renting. Walk up to a parking lot of driverless cars, swipe your credit card and off you go. I wouldn’t have said that a few years ago.
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You know what would make America great again?
Reducing the outrageous cost of owning a car and a house and health insurance.
Oh wait, I forgot new MAGA is about covering up the Epstein files and fighting and funding more wars in the Middle East that actually drives the cost of everything up!
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The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetter
Owning a car in America has never been this expensive: The total cost of vehicle ownership in the US has risen +36% since January 2020. Motor vehicle maintenance and repair costs have surged +50% over the same period, jumping +6.1% YoY in March alone. Meanwhile, auto insurance prices are up +56% while motor vehicle parts and equipment are up +27%. Vehicle ownership costs account for nearly 15% of the CPI inflation formula. This means these costs are one of the biggest drivers of the rising cost of living for American households. Car inflation is squeezing US consumers.
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@fasterfreedom Parents should open a 529 account when a child is born. Fund it for 18 years and your costs will be minimal. The answers are already out there.
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@S_U_Network True. All day long. The closest back I’ve seen to Barry was Gayle Sayers.
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True or False: You rank Barry Sanders higher than Walter Payton among the greatest players in NFL history.
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@BlackLabelAdvsr I’m teaching my son to create his own job, compounding and to take advantage of all the products like Roth IRAs, HSAs, etc…
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I refuse to prepare my kids for jobs that won’t exist.
My wife and I prepare them to:
- Think critically
- Question everything
- Lead as a servant
- Normalize boldness
The 2030 economy doesn’t need more worker drones. It needs more human beings who use their brain.
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@TheJacobTurner Owning property is a great risk mitigator when things go sideways. I barely survived the 2008 recession. I would never put all my money in the stock market.
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Real estate can be a great investment.
Yet comparing it to an index fund is failing to shed light on two vastly different games.
Direct ownership of real estate requires niche expertise + adding a job (maintaining the prop) + leverage.
An index fund requires none of that.
theficouple@theficouple
People will say real estate is a scam or "not worth it". We paid $485k for a 5-unit deal and put 8% down with seller financing. All in we invested ~$45,000 and the cash flow is $1,100/mo. Thats ~30% cash on cash return + appreciation. ...Show me an index fund that does that.
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@1Umairshaikh Finding commercial problems to solve. If you develop a solution for a problem that either doesn’t exist or isn’t important your product is going to fail.
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If AI removes skill barriers,
what becomes the new advantage?
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@Layton_Gott The making it go viral part is way harder than build with AI part.
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I don't understand how EVERY software dev isn't making 100K+ a month...
It's so easy.
Build a SaaS with AI. Make it go viral. Boom. Paying users.
It's literally that easy.
(please stop taking business advice from people who have never built anything)
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Yes I’m aware. There are people who cannot work and never will. Not just kids. What do we do with them? My son is 19 and in our community it appears most of the boys are doing fine. But I can’t know for sure. Many have created their own summer jobs, everything from developing Microsoft templates, starting bagel delivery businesses etc. However I’m very aware that’s not the case everywhere. Why would these kids choose playing the system?
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Are you aware of the definition of unemployment rate? 4.4% employment rate does equate to the number of able bodied, non-working adults. So I dont see your point.
I have several of these undriven (mostly young men between 18 and25) in my extended family and local peer groups. Consider yourself fortunate if you don't because its hard watching these folks play the system/family over being contributing family/vommunity members.
So the people im speaking of would be the portion of the working age population not actively looking for work and complacent with the bare minimum.
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Happy Tax Day. The top 1% pays 40% of all income taxes, the top 10% pays 72% and the top 25% pays 87% of all income taxes. Meanwhile the bottom 50% pays ZERO income taxes. For all of you actually paying taxes, do you think your tax dollars are being spent well?
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@toujourspr72128 @ClayTravis I see Visa issuance grew from 89k in 2019 to over 300k in 2024. I guess it’s not enough? Why do they use illegal labor? Cheaper?
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@WoydeRick @ClayTravis And that is the problem, now isn’t it? Our farmers need to Cowboy Up and use H2-A Visa labor instead of illegal alien labor.
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@toujourspr72128 @ClayTravis I hear ya. Excel is on the way out now. I can now analyze data faster and easier than ever. No more spreadsheets. I have a few people who make excel file after excel file.
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@WoydeRick @ClayTravis My name is either Colonel or Special Agent. Since I have a BA & MS in Economics from UVA, unlike you, the most important things I learned is that Keynes was wrong and Laffer was right. That, and I wish Microsoft Excel was around when I was taking Statistics.
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@toujourspr72128 @ClayTravis I agree with you. Neither party wants a balanced budget. Very disappointing.
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@WoydeRick @ClayTravis Who are you to decide that? We do not have a revenue problem, we have an overspending problem.
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@toujourspr72128 @ClayTravis Most temporary seasonal workers came here illegally. No our farmers are not fine. They are being subsidized by our govt again. Many can’t afford to buy fertilizer this year. But I guess that’s not an entitlement. 🤷🏻♂️
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@WoydeRick @ClayTravis Our farmers are fine. We have a Visa program for temporary seasonal agricultural workers, the H-2A Visa. The entitlement gravy train is slowing down, not stopped yet, my guy.
- A Former HSI Special Agent
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@toujourspr72128 @ClayTravis What’s your name? No I did not serve. Yes I took many economics classes. I love numbers. The most important thing I learned was that running a trade deficit in a consumer economy helps keep prices down. What was the most important thing you learned?
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@WoydeRick @ClayTravis WTF do you mean “ficticious handle”, Ricky? It was one of military call signs as a commander. You obviously never served in the military. They are illegal aliens, not “migrants”, and 4.4% Unemployment is considered to be full employment. Did you take a single Macroeconomics class
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