We’re so busy fearing AI will wipe out white-collar jobs that we’re missing a far bigger crisis: the scarcity of skilled trades.
Ford CEO @jimfarley98 made a startling revelation in a recent podcast: Ford has 5,000 mechanic jobs unfilled, many paying $120,000 a year, and still no takers. Across the U.S., over a million essential roles in plumbing, electrical work, trucking and factory operations lie vacant.
This isn’t the future. It’s happening now.
For decades, we pushed degrees and desk jobs to the top of the “aspirational” ladder and quietly pushed skilled trades to the bottom. Yet these are the jobs AI cannot replace: they require judgment, dexterity, apprenticeship, and real-world expertise.
So the real question is: Are we about to witness a reset in what society considers a dream career?
Because if this trend continues, the biggest winners of the AI era will be the people who can actually build, fix, and keep the world running.
Marx imagined workers rising through struggle.
He never imagined they’d rise because they became too skilled, too scarce, and too essential to replace!
A revolution not through violence… but through value-discovery
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@AkasaAir Apart from this auto reply text showing the world that you care, I have received no call, no DM ever since. Don't even try saying you called me and I didn't answer. I'll hold you to that claim. Ridiculous flight, ridiculous service.
@AkasaAir is the flight QP1519 Kochi Mumbai rescheduled by 2 hours?? I was to fly on the 1150 flight. No intimation, no update. Only when doing checkin is when I'm seeing flight change timing. Need urgent clarity.
@AkasaAir Thank you so much for your absolute zero help. Apart from showing theatrics on Twitter by replying with automated response. Ruined my Diwali plans with a 2.5 hour delay without any apology/ intimation and option to cancel
@DGCAIndia
@IndiGo6E@DGCAIndia These are the on ground staff who are absolutely refusing to hear or comply. They are yelling at women and not even once bothered to call a senior even after multiple requests. CCTV footage can verify @DGCAIndia@IndiGo6E
Not one, I repeat not one @IndiGo6E flight that I've taken all of 2024 so far has been on schedule. 30~120 mins delay is a given. And I fly 4~ 6 times a month. Operational reasons can't be a reason every single time. Feels more like a ghost flight scam #unacceptable@DGCAIndia
@IndiGo6E@DGCAIndia@IndiGo6E@DGCAIndia - Mumbai Bangalore flight 6E 5296 delayed by 2.5hours. But they have the audacity to fly 6E 5193 to Bangalore on time right in front of disgruntled passengers. The on ground staff are disrespectful, hurling abuses at women.
@IndiGo6E Have sent a DM. Please note, not just delay but the flight number has also changed. Seems like 2 flights have been merged. Will like to know the real reason.
@PMOIndia@UIDAI@CMOMaharashtra My 3yr old daughter was born in Delhi during pandemic. Both parents hv Mumbai address on Aadhar. We tried online & physical centers. Due to data process & server errors since 3 months, simple address update in Aadhar of a kid is not done. Pls help
@nmacc_india@realnitaambani - Our little 3 year old stood at the glass door for good 15 minutes patiently watching the fountain in amazement. A pity she couldn't witness it up close. Please consider reopening the access to the fountain. Thank you !
#nmacc#Nitaambani
Sitting at Starbucks - coffee for 400. Zomato deal for same coffee 190. Ordered Zomato with address of Starbucks. The Zomato guy picks up and gives me to my table at Starbuck. ये वाला business अपनी अक्ल से completely out of course है।
@AmexIndia Haven't received any communication from Amex after sharing all details on DM. Clearly a ploy to take off the topic from public forum
@FinMinIndia@RBI
1/2 - @AmexIndia my dad untimely passed away in 2021. Dutifully, we followed all procedure mentioned by your representatives who assured us that we need to surrender the platinum card & later reward points (8 lac INR) can be redeemed from Amex website @madlakh@RBI@FinMinIndia
when the train always stops in exactly the same place, the air conditioner always drips in exactly the same place, and a tiny ecosystem is born #TrainTwitter