AI Recession on the Horizon, Elites Already Safely Landed
The Hill published an opinion piece lamenting an impending AI-fueled recession, framing it as an unavoidable, natural phenomenon. A familiar narrative, isn't it? Corporate media outlets like The Hill regularly broadcast such premonitions, advising the working class to brace for impact, while conveniently ignoring the systemic choices—tax policies, deregulation, massive corporate subsidies—that
create these economic downturns. Historically, every 'recession' is a wealth transfer. While algorithms optimize away jobs, the same corporate entities funding these 'warnings' are lobbying for policies that prevent a real social safety net. They're not collateral; they're the architects. One might wonder if their anxiety over a recession hinges less on public suffering and more on maintaining a
narrative of inevitable, technologically-driven hardship to deflect from structural inequalities.