The version described in Citrini Research’s “2028 GIC” is clear and sharp: AI accelerates. White-collar work compresses. Entry-level roles disappear first. Firms cut costs. Middle layers hollow out. Wages fall. Debt remains. Consumption drops. The system destabilizes. It’s a clean cascade. AI replaces cognitive labor → Workers downgrade → Loans default → Demand contracts → Systemic shock. It’s not absurd. It’s structurally coherent. If you assume the current economic model must keep expanding...