AI survival strategies - 20% - 95% unemployment + NO UBI

[integral]

Give your best ideas guys.

Step 1: Do NOT INVEST IN

• All Retail Chains (Walmart, Target, Costco, Kroger, etc.)
• All Restaurant Chains (McDonald’s, Starbucks, Yum Brands, Darden, etc.)
• All Apparel & Footwear Brands (Nike, Adidas, Gap, H&M, Zara, etc.)
• All Auto Manufacturers (GM, Ford, Tesla, Toyota, etc.)
• All Airlines & Cruise Lines (Delta, American, United, Carnival, Royal Caribbean, etc.)
• All Entertainment & Media Companies (Disney, Netflix, Comcast, Sony Pictures, AMC, etc.)
• All Home & Hardware Retailers (Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, Sherwin‐Williams, etc.)
• All Personal Care & Consumer Packaged Goods (Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Clorox, Kimberly‐Clark, etc.)
• All Technology Hardware & E‐Commerce (Apple, Samsung, Dell, Amazon, eBay, etc.)
• All Financial Firms (Commercial) (Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo — retail banking collapses without deposits/loans, though government may nationalize critical banks)
• - - -
• All Oil & Gas Majors (ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP — no industrial demand; governments may seize resources)
• Apparel & FootwearGap Inc. · Macy’s · Nordstrom · Foot Locker · Nike (retail) · Under Armour · Lululemon
• Electronics & Specialty RetailBest Buy · GameStop · Newegg · Barnes & Noble
• Casual DiningChipotle · Panera Bread · Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, LongHorn) · Brinker (Chili’s) · The Cheesecake Factory
• Movie Theaters & VenuesAMC Entertainment · Cineworld (Regal) · Cinemark · Live Nation
• Mid‐Tier LodgingMGM Resorts · Caesars · Choice Hotels · La Quinta · Extended Stay America
• Big‐Box & Grocery ChainsWalmart · Target · Costco · Kroger · Albertsons · Publix · Aldi
• Fast Food & Quick ServiceMcDonald’s · Yum! Brands (KFC/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell) · Restaurant Brands Intl. (Burger King/Tim Horton’s) · Starbucks · Subway
• Home Improvement & Consumer ElectronicsThe Home Depot · Lowe’s · Ace Hardware · AT&T · Verizon · CenturyLink/Lumen
• Automakers & DealersGeneral Motors · Ford · Stellantis (Chrysler/Jeep) · Tesla · Toyota · CarMax · AutoNation · AutoZone · O’Reilly
• Budget AirlinesSpirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Alaska Air Group · JetBlue
• Foodservice & Wholesale Dist.Sysco · US Foods · Performance Food Group · UNFI
• Utilities & Telecom (Bare Min)Duke Energy · NextEra Energy · Southern Company · Exelon · Comcast (Xfinity) · Verizon · AT&T
• Pharma & Medical SupplyPfizer · Johnson & Johnson · Merck · McKesson · Cardinal Health · CVS Health · Walgreens
• Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)Procter & Gamble · Unilever · Clorox · Kimberly‐Clark · Coca‑Cola · PepsiCo · Nestlé
• Consumer Electronics & TechApple · Samsung · Dell · HP Inc. · Amazon · eBay · Sony
• Entertainment & MediaDisney · Netflix · Comcast (NBCUniversal) · Sony Pictures · Warner Bros. · Spotify · Lionsgate
• Airlines & Cruise LinesDelta Air Lines · American Airlines · United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Carnival Cruise Line · Royal Caribbean · Norwegian Cruise Line
• Financial Services (Retail)JPMorgan Chase · Bank of America · Wells Fargo · Citigroup · Goldman Sachs (retail banking)
• Oil & Gas MajorsExxonMobil · Chevron · BP · Royal Dutch Shell · TotalEnergies
• Transportation & LogisticsFedEx · UPS · DHL · Union Pacific · CSX Corporation

Rationale (95 % Unemp.): With 19 out of 20 adults unemployed, no real private‐sector demand exists. A handful of minimal government‐run facilities (ration centers, public hospitals) might operate, but every for‐profit enterprise outside direct state control fails. 

 

Step 2: Be pro-Capitalism

“Why UBI Matters for Corporations”

• If 30 %+ unemployment hits without UBI, ~ $1 trillion of U.S. retail revenue disappears almost overnight. Major retailers (e.g., Walmart, Target) face bankruptcy.
• By providing even modest monthly UBI (e.g., $500–$1,000 per adult), these companies preserve a baseline of consumer demand that keeps their cash flow from collapsing entirely.
• Corporate Lobbying Pressure
• Companies that appear “anti‐welfare” may publicly oppose UBI, but behind the scenes, the C‑suite understands that a guaranteed stipend prevents the societal collapse that drags down all private profit.
• Walmart’s long‐term survival (and its bond rating) depends on a consumer base that can at least buy bare‐minimum groceries. If 40 % of shoppers can’t pay, Walmart’s revenue evaporates faster than they can cut wages/suppliers.
• Macroeconomic Domino Effect
• Once major retail chains, restaurants, and service providers file for bankruptcy, the entire supply chain (manufacturers, logistics, wholesalers) also fails. That accelerates unemployment beyond 30 %–40 % → into 50 %+, making even utility companies insolvent unless Gov‑owned.
• 95 % Unemployment “Total Collapse”
• At ~ 95 % unemployment without UBI, the private‐sector economy essentially ceases. No major corporation—retail, tech, energy, pharma—can survive. Government‐run distribution (ration centers, emergency clinics) is the only “organization” left.

-ai

Edited June 4 by integral

[BlueOak]

Align your brand with the AI's obvious growth and interests. - As a result, it will structure your product/system/service etc to support itself and you grow as it does. If you are smart you'll be creating a framework in the process for mutual collaboration.

AI is going to change a lot of things. It won't change supply and demand on the scale you predict.

It'll just create different supply and demand. The AI and moreover the people who will make best use of it are not dumb. Far from it. Plenty of people are in resistance to AI, so they'll suffer the most. Don't be one of them.

[Kim S]

Can you tell me more? If you shouldn't invest in that many things, what should you invest in?

[Basman]

Even contemplating our doom has been taken over by AI.

[LordFall]

@Kim S Probably Bitcoin and crypto. You want a global asset to resist a single country's collapse and also I think AI agents are gonna be huge on the blockchain, its gonna allow to us to track what they're doing and keep them accountable.

Without UBI there is no option I see apart from massive civil wars all over the world and mass extinction of middle class people. It makes no sense for them to not house+feed the people as it's gonna be quite cheap anyway when you got infinite labor and fundamentally you want a lot of people to stand on top of in your pyramid scheme. If only the elites remain they're just gonna fight with each other and have no one to feel superior to.