We are all about to be jobless

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This chart is making rounds on X and it's terrifying people.

Job openings and S&P 500 tracked perfectly for decades.

Then ChatGPT launched.

Now they're diverging dramatically.

Are we screwed? Or are we missing a larger point?

The first interpretation is obvious: AI is killing jobs while markets boom.

Companies are more profitable than ever (S&P 500 surging) while hiring fewer people (job openings plummeting).

The correlation that held for 20+ years just broke.

The timing is suspicious. ChatGPT released in late 2022. The divergence starts... right there.

This supports every fear about AI displacement we've been ignoring.

Wait. There's Another Perspective.

Before you panic, look at this counterargument: The job openings spike was a post-COVID anomaly, not the baseline.

Companies overreacted to reopening. They posted insane numbers of openings (hitting nearly 12M at peak).

That wasn't sustainable.

We're not seeing AI destruction - we're seeing normalization back to pre-COVID trends.

The S&P 500 kept rising because that's what markets do when companies become more efficient and profitable.

The divergence might be coincidence, not causation. (what do you think? 👀)

But Here's What I Actually Think

Both perspectives miss something important:

Whether ChatGPT caused this specific divergence or not, the trend is undeniable.

Employment as a secure status is weaker than ever.

I don't see many jobs that can't eventually be replaced or significantly reduced by AI:

→ Customer service → Data entry → Basic coding → Content writing → Design work → Analysis

The macro story might be "new jobs will be created." Historically, that's been true.

But at the individual level, this is potentially catastrophic.

You can lose your job to AI and not be the right fit for the newly created opportunities. Your 20 years of experience in customer service won't help when the new jobs require prompt engineering or AI system management.

The skills don't transfer. The timeline doesn't wait.

What Makes You Ready?

I've been thinking about what actually protects you in this environment:

1 - A social presence that builds trust and distribution

When jobs disappear, having an audience that trusts you becomes invaluable. Tools like SuperX.so and PostSyncer.com help you build that presence systematically across platforms.

2 - Internet real estate with traffic

I recently acquired productvideoexamples.com for $5k. It generates traffic and attention. That's an asset that compounds regardless of employment trends.

3 - A niche product generating $1k+ monthly

Even small revenue streams create optionality. When your job disappears, having $1-2k/month from a side product changes everything.

4 - Understanding of AI tools and workflows

Not just using ChatGPT casually - actually understanding how to build with AI, integrate it into processes, leverage it for leverage.

This is THE most important thing you can do for yourself in 2025.

Bottom Line

The question isn't whether AI will disrupt employment. It's whether you'll be positioned to survive and thrive through that disruption.

Building now - an audience, assets, skills, revenue streams - is insurance against whatever this chart actually means.

Whether the job market is collapsing due to AI or just normalizing after COVID, the same actions protect you either way.

Are you prepping for this inevitable change? Tell me by replying to this email below 👇🏻

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P.S. The scariest part of that chart isn't what it shows. It's how many people are completely unprepared for either interpretation being true.