After reading this news story that half of Americans are skipping meals because of affordability and a bad economy, I have to ask how are you all doing out there?
I heard from a real estate agent friend of mine that REOs, i.e. bank foreclosures on home mortgages, are going up like crazy, which is a sign of bad times, like the recession of 2007-08.
I have heard from others about rents not being paid, lack of jobs, etc.
Every day, there’s more news of corporate layoffs, moreso than usual.
I live in the economic bubble of the SF Bay Area, where tech wealth more-or-less insulates me and mine from the most serious consequences of a bad economy, but how are things elsewhere?
No money. Living in a camper on my parents’ property while going back to school to become a massage therapist, because AI can’t squeeze people.
So not so great, I guess. But hopefully the license turns the money spigot back on, cuz Uber driving is becoming slavery and is barely profitable.
A few years back there was an ad campaign for a construction company, they put it on the side of buildings under construction, it merely said “Hey ChatGPT, finish this!”.
Find jobs they cannot automate and massage therapist is a great one. best of luck for the future from a random internet stranger.