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When tech industry anxiety about automation takes over a relationship

My spouse works in tech and brings home this constant anxiety about automation and job security that's making both of us obsessed with upskilling and side hustles and we're never just present with each other anymore because we're always preparing for some economic apocalypse that might not even happen.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The future threat of technological displacement colonizes present moments of connection and rest.

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“Where Are You with Technology and labor?”

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