Matt Shumer's article has gone viral these past few days. After reading it, I summarized that the core reason is: The world is undergoing tremendous changes, and 99% of people are still pretending that everything is normal. If you have been following Silicon Valley recently, you will find a disturbing signal: the wave of layoffs is no longer due to the economic downturn, but rather to 'efficiency spillovers'. Matt Shumer's recent long article tore open the last fig leaf. He mentioned that February 5th was a turning point - the release of GPT-5.3 and Claude 4.6 transformed AI from a "useful assistant" to a "colleague who can think independently and deliver results". 1. The truth that is happening In the field of coding, AI has begun to participate in building its own next generation. Law and Finance: Top law firm partners admit that AI is completing tasks that would have taken the entire assistant team several weeks. Real data: The number of layoffs in the US technology industry this year has exceeded 140000, a large part of which is due to companies discovering that AI agents can complete 80% of entry-level white-collar work at a cost of 1%. Why is this time 'different'? The previous automation was' machines replacing physical labor ', and we could switch to working in the office. The current AI is a direct replacement for brain power. It did not leave a safe haven for humans to easily migrate. Our only survival strategy During this' painful period ', as ordinary people, we have no choice but to evolve: ALL IN AI: Don't just use AI as a search tool. Spend 1 hour every day testing its limits and letting it handle your most challenging tasks. Asset hedging: Since AI has taken away wages, it can recover dividends by holding underlying logical assets. Configure stocks of AI giants, or hold BTC and ETH as digital gold. This is the final insurance against technical unemployment. 4. Endgame: The Age of Prosperity After Pain Through this transitional period, we will usher in a 'post work era'. Hand over physical work to robots and mental work to cloud based AI. Humans will be completely liberated from the pressure of survival and pursue things that truly interest them. But before that prosperous era arrives, you must first ensure that you are not swept away by the huge waves. Let's discuss: How long do you think you can persist in the face of AI in your current profession? half a year? a year? Or forever?