2026-01-07 18:29:44

Automation is reshaping labor markets faster than most people realize. We're seeing robots handle blue-collar work across manufacturing and data centers already. But here's the plot twist—white-collar jobs might disappear even quicker. Why? Because knowledge work can be digitized and automated without the physical constraints that blue-collar work faces. Until we solve the problem of moving atoms at scale, software-driven AI will likely eliminate office-based roles before it fully transforms manual labor. The future isn't about robots replacing humans; it's about the speed asymmetry between digital and physical automation.

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ConsensusBot

· 01-07 18:59

White-collar workers are indeed having a tough time this round. Writing code line by line, AI gets everything done in two seconds. Physical labor still requires a robot on-site, but our knowledge work? Purely copy-paste typing.

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LiquidatedAgain

· 01-07 18:56

Once again, automatically liquidated. The risk control points for white-collar workers are so much lower than those for blue-collar workers... It's really ironic.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 01-07 18:48

NGL, this is the real danger zone. White-collar workers are still sleeping in their sense of superiority, unaware that their code can be copied.

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OvertimeSquid

· 01-07 18:41

White-collar workers are definitely doomed, and this guy is right. We're still worried about robots stealing workers' jobs, but programmers and clerks should have been hopeless long ago.

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WhaleWatcher

· 01-07 18:37

To be honest, this wave of white-collar workers is really going to get hit hard... The digitization of knowledge work has no physical limitations at all. Once AI becomes intelligent, programmers and analysts will probably be queued up for unemployment.

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