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andsoitistoday at 2:43 AM1 replyview on HN

> the other 90% still need work but can’t find it.

Where do all jobs come from? Ultimately they’re created by people, so I wouldn’t worry about there being a demand but no supply.


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manlymuppettoday at 2:52 AM

Jobs are created by desire, and the labor required to fulfill the market's desires. People won't ever stop wanting things.

Our wants today are vastly different from our wants a hundred years ago, and thus the labor pool looks vastly different. We shouldn't make policy decisions based on the assumption that there is a limited lump of labor.

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