Mar 28, 2025
A thought-provoking article from The Economic Collapse Blog explores a crucial question: Once artificial intelligence and robotics surpass human productivity, what purpose will the masses serve in the eyes of the global elite? The piece argues that the elite already control an overwhelming share of global wealth, and technological advancements are rapidly reducing their dependence on human labor. With automation poised to dominate sectors from transportation to manufacturing, the need for human workers is diminishing by the day.
Historically, workers have been necessary to generate profit and sustain the global economic machine. But with AI capable of performing tasks more efficiently and cheaply than people, the article warns that many of us may soon be considered "obsolete" in a system where usefulness equates to value. The author raises concerns about what happens when a ruling class no longer sees a reason to maintain a vast population — especially in a society already experimenting with depopulation rhetoric and technocratic control.
This convergence of AI dominance and elite consolidation of power reflects an ominous trajectory aligned with end-times prophecy (Revelation 13). As technology erodes the boundaries between humanity and machine, believers are reminded of their true identity not in usefulness to man, but in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). The rise of AI and dehumanizing globalism underscores the need to watch, pray, and cling to the hope found in Christ (Luke 21:36). READ MORE
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Commentary by Joe Hawkins