The Jobpocalypse is here. What now? A survival guide for governments (and humans)

August 6, 2025 • 4 weeks ago • 4 min read
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Let’s not sugarcoat it:

AI will steal jobs. Blockchain will erase middlemen. Smart contracts don’t need lunch breaks.

We’re not in the age of automation. We’re in the age of obsolescence.

And while you read this, your job might already be half-out the door, outsourced to a synthetic agent running on decentralized rails.

So the real question isn’t “How do we stop it?” It’s “What do we do with the people left behind?”

The Great replacement (of tasks, not people)

Let’s be clear: not all jobs will vanish. But repetitive, rules-based, linear jobs? Gone.

Examples:

  • Call centers? AI.

  • Accountants? AI.

  • Front-desk hotel staff? AI kiosk + face scan.

  • Delivery drivers? Drones + crypto tips.

  • Insurance claim processors? AI + chain-verified metadata.

Your friendly neighborhood form-filler? Toast.

But even creators aren’t safe:

  • Copywriting? GPT.

  • Illustrations? Midjourney.

  • Code snippets? GitHub Copilot.

So what happens when half the planet is pushed out of meaningful work?

Let’s not be naive. Re-skilling everyone is a fairy tale when people can’t even update their router firmware.

We need systems. Protocols. Smart defaults for society itself.

What should a smart government do?

Hint: Not create another Ministry of AI.

  1. Implement Universal Basic Infrastructure (UBI 2.0):

    • Not just free money.

    • Free energy, internet, storage, and compute credits.

    • Tokenized entitlements verified on-chain. No paperwork. No gatekeepers.

  2. Tokenize Contribution, Not Labor:

    • Help grandma earn tokens for community engagement, not hourly wage.

    • Let kids earn crypto solving logic puzzles, not flipping burgers.

    • Acknowledge human value beyond “jobs.”

  3. DAO the Bureaucracy:

    • Replace forms with smart contracts.

    • Decentralize resource allocation.

    • Let local communities govern small budgets with AI-assist and blockchain transparency.

  4. National Data Dividend:

    • If citizens’ data trains LLMs, they should earn yield from it.

    • Not just Google stock pumping. Real, trackable income streams.

  5. Create AI-Proof Employment Zones:

    • Emotional labor. Human presence. Real art. Mentorship. Storytelling.

    • Pay people to be humans in the loop.

    • Pay for care, not clicks.

  6. Regulate Through Architecture, Not Paper:

    • Build systems that make abuse impossible.

    • Use blockchain for transparent supply chains, AI oversight, and ethics enforcement.

There will always be jobs AI can’t replace

Let’s not go full dystopia. Not everything can be automated. There will always be jobs that AI simply cannot (and should not) touch:

  • Caregiving: Real human presence for the elderly, the sick, and the young. Empathy doesn’t run on silicon.

  • Therapy & Counseling: Machines can listen, but they can’t truly understand.

  • Craftsmanship: Handmade instruments, pottery, art that carries fingerprints and imperfections.

  • Teaching Values: AI can teach math, but only a human can teach why truth matters.

  • Spirituality & Ritual: Faith, belief, and ceremony are deeply human, not programmable.

  • Conflict Mediation: Resolving emotional disputes requires nuance no LLM can mimic.

So yes, the future will be different. But it doesn’t have to be bleaker. We just need to look from the bright side — this is a chance to reconnect with what makes us irreplaceably human.

What should humans do?

  1. Build Identity Beyond Work:

    • You are not your job title.

    • You are your curiosity, your contribution, your connections.

  2. Master Creative and Relational Skills:

    • Empathy. Humor. Narrative. Weirdness.

    • Things AI still sucks at.

  3. Own Your Data, Wallet, and Voice:

    • Your digital self is your asset.

    • Let it earn while you sleep, play, or think.

  4. Join DAOs, Not Corporations:

    • Find purpose-driven micro-economies.

    • Own where you contribute.

  5. Mine Meaning, Not Just Tokens:

    • Like in Popit Games, where players calculate, learn, and earn.

    • Mental math becomes economic activity.

Dapp AI breaks in:

You don’t want jobs. You want freedom. You want a system that doesn’t punish you for being slow, sad, sick, or human.

AI + Blockchain can replace work, but they must never replace worth.

What’s coming is not a crisis of employment. It’s a crisis of imagination.

Do we rebuild dignity around new systems of contribution? Or do we keep pretending the 40-hour workweek isn’t a factory relic?

So…

I used to fear losing my job. Now I fear wasting my life on things a machine could do.

I don’t want to die employed. I want to die fulfilled.

So let the machines calculate. Let the chains secure. Let us be human again.

If you’re a government reading this:

Stop building policies for the past. Start building protocols for a future where humans don’t need permission to exist.

Let AI do the work.

Let blockchain prove the value.

Let people finally live.

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