It'll Hurt the Economy

It'll hurt the economy is just code for it'll affect rich people. Can't raise minimum wage. It'll hurt the economy. Can't tax the rich. That'll hurt the economy. half of all jobs lost to A I. Well, you know? There's nothing we can do about that. That's just the way she goes.

A bearded man speaks directly to the camera while walking outside a house, listing familiar arguments against raising wages and taxing the rich, then contrasting them with the casual acceptance of mass AI-related job losses. The joke is that “it’ll hurt the economy” is presented as code for protecting wealthy people, while serious harm to workers is dismissed as unavoidable. EN: A bearded man speaks directly to the camera while walking outside a house, listing familiar arguments against raising wages and taxing the rich, then contrasting them with the casual acceptance of mass AI-related job losses. The joke is that “it’ll hurt the economy” is presented as code for protecting wealthy people, while serious harm to workers is dismissed as unavoidable.

It'll hurt the economy is just code for it'll affect rich people. Can't raise minimum wage, it'll hurt the economy. Can't abandon oil, it'll hurt the economy. Can't tax the rich, that'll hurt the economy. But half of all jobs lost to AI, well that's just the way she goes. You know, nothing we can do about that. That's just the way she goes.

• @antichirst / 22499 2026-05-29