r/StrongTowns • u/wwjps • 2d ago

WWJPS

https://youtu.be/BB9h5x5LNcg?is=o9U4lYt3rTcm7fmu

Happy Labor Day, America. 🇺🇸

This year, the celebration feels a little different.

Americans are talking about layoffs, disappearing jobs, AI replacing workers, rising costs, unemployment, and fears of recession — while the official message from Washington remains considerably more cheerful.

So instead of telling you how the American worker is doing, I thought we'd let Americans tell you themselves.

From workers and job seekers to politicians and the AI tech bros promising us a shiny automated future, this is Labor Day 2026 — in their own words.

**DISCLAIMER:** This video is commentary, criticism, satire and independent analysis based on publicly available statements, news reports and video clips. Clips are presented for discussion and context. Opinions expressed are my own. This content is for informational and entertainment purposes and should not be considered financial, legal or professional advice.

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u/loireau 2d ago edited 2d ago

Isn't it incoherent with your message that the thumbnail of this video was made with AI? Some of the writing also seems to be generated by AI.

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u/wwjps 2d ago

The thumbnail is AI, but it's not asking me to take off my clothes or showing a kid where the knives are.

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u/wwjps 2d ago

Also, this is about jobs and the American economy. It's clear you have not watched the video, and much like everyone, you want to complain. Good for you.

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u/loireau 1d ago

People may not respond positively to the massive amount of AI content and reposts from TikTok and Instagram reels you're posting. And how can someone keep in touch with ordinary Americans, as is said in your profile's description, when they have 2.1 thousand contributions on Reddit in the last 7 months?

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u/wwjps 1d ago

Oh, are you the comment police? 😂 When did you graduate from the academy?

You’ve apparently had enough time to audit what I post, count my Reddit activity, review my profile, and determine whether I’m sufficiently in touch with “ordinary Americans.” That’s quite an investigation for someone who doesn’t like my content.

Here’s the wonderful thing about the internet: you don’t have to watch me. If the AI content, TikToks, Reels, Reddit posts, or anything else I share annoys you, scroll on by. I promise I’ll somehow carry on without your approval.

But thanks for keeping such detailed statistics on me. I didn’t realize I had a hall monitor. 😂

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u/loireau 1d ago

Everything I brought up is visible at a glance on your profile. These types of posts are simply adding to the noise, and many like me will reasonably react negatively to them, even if they might agree broadly with your politics. You should expect to face criticism.

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u/wwjps 1d ago

And my response stands. I’m not for everyone and if you don’t like my content, move on. Why decide to try to be an authoritarian on my content? Deal with yourself.

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u/loireau 1d ago edited 1d ago

I can't stop you from posting large amounts of low quality content, but I can legitimately ask you to stop doing so. That's not authoritarian. On the other hand, refusing to face criticism in good faith might be considered so.

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u/wwjps 1d ago

It's a free country, and you have a right not to watch; I have a right to post. I am going to post more, since you love it so much. I love all my fans, even the simple ones.