My kids are 11–16, and in the next 5–10 years they'll be entering a job market I genuinely can't picture anymore. Not in a dramatic, end-of-the-world way. Just in a quiet, unsettling, what do I actually tell them kind of way.
That's why I started this. Not because I have answers — because I have the same questions you probably do, and thinking out loud once a week felt better than worrying alone.
One thing worth saying upfront: yes, I'm using AI along the way. Openly. I'm using the thing I'm worried about to talk about why I'm worried about it. Make of that what you will.
🧠 One Thing I Learned This Week
The jobs disappearing aren't the ones we expected. Everyone assumed AI would take manual, repetitive work first. It's doing that — but it's also quietly eating into graduate-level jobs. Legal research. Basic accounting. Junior copywriting. Entry-level coding.
The ones most at risk right now? The jobs that used to be the safe "get a degree, get a career" stepping stones. The first rung on the ladder is getting shorter, and nobody's really talking about that bit.
❓ One Question I Can't Answer
Should I be steering my teenagers toward or away from tech careers? My instinct was learn to code, get ahead of it. But AI now writes code better than most junior developers. Are we training our kids for the exact jobs that disappear first?
I genuinely don't know. Reply and tell me what you think — I'll feature the best responses next week.
✅ One Thing You Can Do This Week
Next time your teenager is on their phone, ask them what they're actually watching. Not to police it — just to understand what the algorithm thinks they want. You might be surprised what it's decided about them.
I was.
— Dad