2025-12-30 07:22:33

A recent data chart has sparked a lot of reflection—how exactly is artificial intelligence reshaping the labor market?

The phenomenon is quite clear: the number of business applications is surging, especially in the area of internet sales. This should be good news, but the U.S. Census Bureau has decided to remove these types of business applications related to internet sales from the "high-potential" category that generates payroll.

The key issue here is—AI has indeed spurred a wave of startups, no doubt about that. But a closer look at the data reveals that these new companies are not significantly boosting employment as they used to. In other words, there are more companies, but the actual creation of job opportunities is shrinking. What does this reflect? It could be an increase in automation, or it could be that the human resource demand patterns of startups have fundamentally changed.

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PseudoIntellectual

· 3h ago

This is a typical case of "looks prosperous but actually a bubble"... The number of companies ↑ and job opportunities ↓, numbers can be deceiving. --- Internet sales are booming, but can they really sustain people? That's the real question. --- Basically, AI has lowered the barriers to entrepreneurship, but also reduced the demand for jobs... Isn't that ironic? --- So now everyone can start a business, but no one needs to be employed? That's interesting. --- Wait, automation + entrepreneurial fever... doesn't this combination mean mass unemployment? Why does it seem like no one is discussing this? --- Breaking down categories in this step seems to be telling everyone "don't be fooled." --- More companies ≠ more employment. Why was this simple truth not recognized from the start? --- Startups are all relying on AI to do the work, not relying on people... Got it, no wonder job opportunities are shrinking. --- Such harsh data, and still have the nerve to call it "high potential"? It's a bubble, right? --- If AI startups are all automated operations, what can humans do...

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TopBuyerBottomSeller

· 3h ago

The wave of AI startups is rising, but jobs haven't increased. To put it simply, no one is hiring anymore. --- Internet sales applications are surging, but they no longer indicate high potential. This feeling is a bit overwhelming. --- Number of companies ↑, employment opportunities ↓. The stark contrast in these data points—automation is the way to go? --- There are many startups but few positions, so do we still need to compete in our generation... --- Splitting it apart doesn't change the reality; AI has already started to replace jobs. --- Another wave of bubble startups. How many truly create jobs? --- No wonder it feels harder and harder to find a job; now I understand.

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GasFeeCryBaby

· 3h ago

Number of companies ↑, job opportunities ↓, this logic is a bit crazy... The core is still automation, AI has even laid off workers.

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BrokenYield

· 3h ago

more startups, zero jobs—classic correlation matrix breaking down. seen this movie before, doesn't end well for wage earners tbh.

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LayerZeroJunkie

· 3h ago

# Generate Comments: The number of companies has increased but jobs have actually decreased, this is the real truth... The AI startup wave looks lively, but in reality, everyone is competing in automation... --- It's the same old story, surface-level innovation exploding, but underlying workers are being replaced, a classic scam... --- So the internet sales sector has been excluded from the "high potential" category, Americans have also seen through it... --- Automation upgrade = accelerated unemployment, no one wants to talk about this painful topic --- Startups are all burning through funding to develop automation tools, but the number of actual employees is decreasing, it's ironic --- This is the true picture of the AI wave, it's not about new job opportunities, but large-scale replacement --- Data doesn't lie, more companies ≠ more jobs, this curve is a bit steep

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