The Expansion Effect

The Expansion Effect

What people actually need (and it's not another job)

People miss the paycheck and community more than work. Let's give them that.

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Joseph Logan
Oct 08, 2025
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I asked for 15 conversations with people who’d lost their jobs.

I got 60 responses in 48 hours.

Twelve weeks out

Q1 2026 is twelve weeks away.

In August, I published research showing that’s when AI-driven displacement begins—not in three to five years. The data all converged on January.

It’s already starting.

Layoffs are up 3.5% this year. Tech companies are …

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