Dror Poleg
drorpoleg.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2021
Dror Poleg writes essays on the economy, work, wealth and how technology changes careers and class structure.
What HN saysHN commenters call the article great and discuss the shrinking middle class and the concentration of wealth it describes.
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ramblerman · 2021-04-13
Great article, I wasn't aware the share of the middle class had dropped so significantly.
I think there is also another factor that plays a role in the de-democratization of wealth. In the olden days you could be the biggest fish in your pond, but as that pond grows it's becoming more and more a winner takes all ocean.
> As more occupations become scalable, jobs that were previously stable are becoming risky. Telehealth enables superstar doctors to serve customers in markets that were previously inaccessible to them. Connected fitness devices like Peloton allow superstar instructors to serve thousands of customers at a time, making the average instructor in your local gym redundant. The same dynamic applies to many other service and knowledge jobs.
- https://www.drorpoleg.com/the-ponzi-career/
bengtan · 2021-05-28
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- https://www.drorpoleg.com/ - About work and society
- https://staysaasy.com/ - About tech work
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