04/27/2026
Get Ready To Rent Yourselves Out.
If half of entry-level white-collar work gets automated, millions may have to become entrepreneurs by necessity.
That may sound dystopian.
It may also create a massive return to self-employment, micro-businesses, and people monetizing skills they’ve never thought of as businesses before.
And we’ve seen a version of this already.
We’ve seen this dynamic before. During the COVID shock, new business applications didn’t collapse — they surged. By July 2020, applications were 86% above pre-pandemic levels, and by 2021 Americans filed 5.4 million new business applications, a record.
And the data from our user growth shows the same uptick.
Sometimes economic disruption doesn’t just eliminate work. It decentralizes it.
That WILL happen again with AI. Consultants may freelance. Analysts may become independent operators.Laid off professionals may teach, repair, advise, create, coach, rent out tools, studios, equipment, expertise and more.
In other words:
More people may have to “rent themselves out.”
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