Is it 1997 again?
Published on: 2025/11/12
Today’s investment anxiety about AI and tech mirrors 1997, a time when years of layoffs finally gave way to a boom in business adoption and a new wave of opportunity.
AI and WorkFuture of Work

Exploring how technology, culture, and economics are reshaping where and how we work—from AI adoption and productivity economics to wage impact and new career models. Every post is written by me, Charla Myers—because AI may have read about the last 30 years of tech, but I’ve lived it.

Today’s investment anxiety about AI and tech mirrors 1997, a time when years of layoffs finally gave way to a boom in business adoption and a new wave of opportunity.
