For me, a telling anecdote that first clued me into this hypothesis was when I debated Jacobin writer Meagan Day in 2018. When I pointed out that very few Americans are financially destitute, she responded that “it’s not just destitution, it’s disappointment”, and proceeded to describe her own frustration with the two unpaid internships she went... See more

Support for unions among college graduates sits at 70%. The professional managerial class - supposedly individualistic, supposedly above such concerns - is converging with the working class on populist economic views. Tax the rich. Regulate big business. Protect workers from being replaced by algorithms or outsourced to cheaper labor markets.

the notion that a large percentage of jobs could be eliminated without reducing real economic value appealed to a lot of people. For less erudite and scholarly examples of leftist types who decry the idea of work, check out r/antiwork.

I admit that I’m not a scholar of the history of leftist thought, but this feels like a vibe shift compared to the... See more