Here's a terrific article today by @HarrietTorry about why GDP is growing but employment isn't.
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EU Strategic Unity: Voting Rights and Economic Leadership
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oh i fully agree – still we need to act as a large block imho the EU has the opportunity to be something more than a country – but it's needs to be enabled to do that (direct vote, no veto blockers, etc) we are #1 or #2 in all big topics – consumer spending, gdp, manufacturing
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The AI Layoff Trap: Impact on Jobs and Workforce
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The AI Layoff Trap Brett Hemenway Falk, Gerry Tsoukalas : https://
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AI Layoff Trap: Economic Collapse Risk and CEO Dilemma
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The "AI Layoff Trap" has been mathematically proven by UPenn & BU researchers. They warn that replacing workers with AI will trigger an economic collapse, and CEOs are stuck in a Prisoner’s Dilemma. 100K+ tech layoffs in 2025. 52,000 more in early 2026. IBM & Salesforce are
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Job Hugging: How Employees Block Innovation and Progress
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Have you heard of job hugging?
— Bernard Marr (@BernardMarr) 13 avril 2026
It’s the growing trend where employees hold onto their roles, responsibilities, or knowledge… even when it’s no longer driving value.
On the surface, everything looks stable.
But underneath? Progress slows, innovation stalls, and opportunities… pic.twitter.com/zmXugzHSDoHave you heard of job hugging? It’s the growing trend where employees hold onto their roles, responsibilities, or knowledge… even when it’s no longer driving value. On the surface, everything looks stable.
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Sam Altman Proposes 32-Hour Week and Robot Taxes for AI
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Sam Altman publishes a 13-page note on the advent of superintelligence. On the agenda: a 32-hour work week, with no loss of salary, and the same level of production thanks to AI. In parallel: robot taxation, capital gains taxes, and a sovereign wealth fund redistributed to citizens. [Translated from EN to English]
→ View original post on X — @alex_tsico, 2026-04-13 12:39 UTC
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Second attack on Sam Altman’s home shooting incident reported
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A second alleged attack on Sam Altman’s San Francisco home unfolded just two days after a Molotov cocktail incident, with suspects accused of firing a gun from a passing car before fleeing. Police later arrested two individuals and recovered three firearms, intensifying concerns
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Social Mobility as Violence Minimization Framework in Human Societies
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Humanity has run on a thin violence minimization program in the form of allowing anyone to use their life's energy to earn upward social mobility. Remove that and we're back to the jungle lol.