Because of AI, my son lost his dull, if highly compensated, job as a programmer. Now, he’s bartending at a swanky hotel in Manhattan and working on his dream of becoming a hip-hop choreographer. Though now, thanks to Trump, he’ll always have the option of standing out in front of a Home Depot hoping to get a few hours work pouring cement.
The supposed reason we are blocking migrants is to create more jobs for Americans. Problem is, my fingers are too big to be able to put those little screws in an iPhone.
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