post-labor economics Podcast Summaries

This is my next big work

David Shapiro

Jun 11, 2026

Human civilization has historically relied on the 'double bilateral dependence' between elites and labor. As AI and robotics render human labor redundant, this leverage evaporates, leaving citizens without the credible threats necessary to secure rights. We must engineer new forms of non-violent veto power to maintain civic equilibrium in a post-labor world.

Key insight: No non-violent resistance campaign that has sustained active participation from at least 3.5% of the population has ever failed to achieve its demands.