The Future Of Work (& The New High-Income Skill Stack)

The podcast explores how AI's rise threatens not just jobs but also the meaning and purpose people derive from work, particularly creative endeavors. It suggests that as AI commoditizes many skills, individuals must become scarce resources by cultivating their unique taste, perspective, and story. The discussion traces the history of meaning from divine assignment to individual creation, highlighting the importance of progress and contribution as pillars of a meaningful life. It introduces a "swap test" to determine if one's work can be easily replaced by AI, emphasizing the value of human perspective, energy, sense-making, trajectory, and evolving taste. Ultimately, the podcast advocates for developing agency, discernment, and persuasion skills to thrive in a future where the "creator economy" becomes the "meaning economy."