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Layoffs are happening, but why? Is it because of AI or because of… over-hiring?

Is the middle class being squeezed into a rental life?

https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-middle-class-is-buckling-under-almost-five-years-of-persistent-inflation-4d783aee?mod=itp_wsj,djemITP_h

-No Agenda says that we’re headed to a new world order of rental living

Tina Huang on the current employment atmosphere

-don’t just go learn AI cause it’s not a cure all

How do artists make money? (New podcast I’m listening to)

And how do you buy a business? Look at the things you buy most often… then go buy one of them. Or build it?

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00:00 Introduction and Current Employment Atmosphere

01:06 How Artists Make Money

03:08 Personal Job Experience and Teaching in China

09:46 The Middle Class Squeeze and Rental Life

13:52 Reskilling and AI in the Job Market

19:37 Global Job Opportunities and Expat Life

33:13 Buying vs. Building a Business

35:01 Conclusion and Call to Action