Pete Buttigieg

The pie is going to get so much bigger that everybody will be better off.

And the thing is, the pie did get bigger, but the rest of that promise didn't come through and people were pissed.

And the thing is, the pie did get bigger, but the rest of that promise didn't come through and people were pissed.

People were pissed because they lost their income.

People were pissed because they lost their income.

But also, even after they got their income, if they went through a training program and got another job in a field that was growing but it wasn't who they thought they were, it wasn't connected to their sense of identity or belonging, then you continue to have a displacement that's not just economic but really deeper than that.

But also, even after they got their income, if they went through a training program and got another job in a field that was growing but it wasn't who they thought they were, it wasn't connected to their sense of identity or belonging, then you continue to have a displacement that's not just economic but really deeper than that.

And I actually think a lot of that

And I actually think a lot of that

kind of leads directly to the populism and the nationalism that you see in this administration in this political moment.

kind of leads directly to the populism and the nationalism that you see in this administration in this political moment.

And the thing that really haunts me is,

And the thing that really haunts me is,

As much as any auto worker or electrical worker I know, their sense of belonging and identity very much depends in many ways on being an auto worker or an electrical worker.

As much as any auto worker or electrical worker I know, their sense of belonging and identity very much depends in many ways on being an auto worker or an electrical worker.

That's even more true for most white collar workers I know.

That's even more true for most white collar workers I know.

People who work in law or software, you see what's happening in radiology.

People who work in law or software, you see what's happening in radiology.

Just to take one example of what's happening in medicine that's really changing because of AI.