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4 entries, 11 Dec 2025 to 11 Dec 2025

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    1. spoken

      Marks worries that replacing income alone won't solve purposelessness problem from job losses to AI.

      “And even if we if we can find a way to replace their income I worry about purposelessness and you know we get so much job so much from our jobs other than a paycheck and you can't replace that stuff.”

      11 Dec 2025 · Bloomberg Podcasts · 10:08 · source · permalink
    2. spoken

      Marks worries that replacing income from lost jobs cannot address purposelessness since jobs provide more than paychecks.

      “And I think it's a natural consequence of people sitting around all day. And even if we if we can find a way to replace their income I worry about purposelessness and you know we get so much job so much from our jobs other than a paycheck and you can't replace that stuff.”

      11 Dec 2025 · Bloomberg Podcasts · 10:02 · source · permalink
    3. spoken

      Marks links job losses from automation and offshoring to the opiate epidemic by amount and location.

      “When we lost jobs to automation and offshoring, I think that that coincided with the opiate epidemic and not only in amount but also in location.”

      11 Dec 2025 · Bloomberg Podcasts · 9:46 · source · permalink
    4. spoken

      Marks worries that replacing income alone cannot address purposelessness from job loss and unemployment.

      “And I think it's a natural consequence of people sitting around all day. And even if we if we can find a way to replace their income I worry about purposelessness”

      11 Dec 2025 · Bloomberg Podcasts · 10:02 · source · permalink

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