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Sam Altman says Gen Z are the “luckiest kids in history” thanks to AI. That’s not optimism. That’s propaganda.
“I would feel like the luckiest kid in all of history.” — Sam Altman, August 2025 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/sam-altman-says-gen-z-are-the-luckiest-kids-in-history-thanks-to-ai-despite-mounting-job-displacement-dread/ar-AA1KfWxE
He made the claim while admitting half of entry-level white-collar jobs could vanish in five years.
“Some classes of jobs will totally go away… I’m more worried about the 62-year-old who doesn’t want to retrain.” https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/as-ai-kills-jobs-sam-altman-says-gen-z-are-the-luckiest-kids-in-history-9063272
This isn’t optimism. It’s a cover story. Altman and the rest of the tech elite have crushed the idea of progress. They promised automation would give us more time with our families. Instead, we got longer hours, lower pay, and constant surveillance.
“AI has led to more than 10,000 job cuts this year… nearly half of July’s layoffs were tied to AI and ‘technological updates.’” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-jobs-layoffs-us-2025/
“Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower.” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/07/14/the-great-ai-delusion-is-built-on-self-deception/
Efficiency wasn’t used to improve lives. It was used to extract more profit. Every invention now comes with dread. Every “breakthrough” is a threat to your job, your privacy, your sanity.
“AI agents fail to complete the job successfully about 65 to 70% of the time.” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/07/14/the-great-ai-delusion-is-built-on-self-deception/
Altman’s utopia is a lie. Gen Z isn’t lucky. They’re trapped in a system that sells disruption as destiny. The middle class is vanishing. The safety premium of a college degree is gone.
“The labor market for recent college graduates has weakened… participation rate dropped seven percentage points.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/sam-altman-says-gen-z-are-the-luckiest-kids-in-history-thanks-to-ai-despite-mounting-job-displacement-dread/ar-AA1KfWxE
