Here's an interesting historical pattern nobody talks about enough: almost every major technological breakthrough—from the steam engine to electricity to automation—sparked the same panic. People worried machines would destroy jobs and leave society with masses of idle workers.

Yet two centuries later, economies adapted. New industries emerged. The labor market shifted, sure, but it didn't collapse into the dystopia everyone predicted.

So why do we keep repeating this cycle? Maybe because each generation genuinely can't imagine what comes next. The transformation feels too fast, too disruptive. But history suggests the answer isn't "stop innovation"—it's "we're probably overthinking the timeline."

Make what you will of it.