The idea of a “permanent underclass” started as a meme. It’s tapping real anxieties in Silicon Valley.
BigThink · 21 Oct 2026

The idea of a “permanent underclass” started as a meme. It’s tapping real anxieties in Silicon Valley.

Journalist Namir Khaliq heads west for an inside look at how AI is upending young tech workers’ visions of the future.


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