Ask HN: What Will Socioeconomic Mobility Look Like in an AI Future?

Summary

This Ask HN post argues that AI could commoditize intelligence and skills, shifting economic advantage toward capital. It suggests that jobs protected by human bottlenecks, regulation, or unions may remain, but may offer limited routes from the lower middle class to greater prosperity. The author further speculates that if robotics also replaces menial work such as food delivery, the remaining paths to wealth could become concentrated in crime, politics, or prostitution, and asks whether other possibilities have been overlooked.