David Friedberg

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Sourcery · David Friedberg on the Economic Crisis Nobody Wants to Fix · 22 Jul 2026 podcast

And growth comes out when productivity happens every single time in human history.

And every time, every single time, they've said, but this time is different.

In the 1960s, they were also saying that factories were being automated by robots.

It was when the first robotic arms were coming out.

And they're like, but this time's different.

This time, it's because the robots are going to take over the factories.

Didn't happen.

I mean, we offshored factory work to Asia, but that was a global kind of trade problem.

But it wasn't related to technology.

And I think this is the same moment.

So...

It is a fear tactic.

It is a tool that's being used.

It is a tool that's being used to influence everything from the socialist movement to also saying, hey, by the way, data centers shouldn't exist and we should slow down.

There's motivation by certain groups to see that happen.

Our competitors, America's competitors, they don't want to see us succeed as a country.

And so, you know, there's a strong incentive to put a little fuel on the fire of that message and keep it going.

There is a big part of this K-shaped economy that is rooted in training people to progress through the workforce.

So there's a big investment being made to support the transition of labor.

Like how do I use AI?

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