Ai Displacement, Agency Collapse, And Micro‑Founder Opportunity

This document sets out a sober analysis of the social, psychological, and economic consequences of large‑scale AI‑driven displacement of white‑collar work, and the second‑order opportunities this creates for micro‑founders. The working assumption is that 50–70% of white‑collar roles are partially or fully displaced, degraded, or hollowed out over a relatively short time horizon. The impact of this is not merely economic. It represents a collapse of agency, legitimacy, and identity for a large portion of the population whose sense of worth, predictability, and status has historically been tied to professional employment.