Working Notes on Agent Systems/Brad Zhang

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This is the "killing line" for the middle class that has been widely circulated recently, also known as the Alice line.

This is the "killing line" for the middle class that has been widely circulated recently, also known as the Alice line. It is not interesting to discuss this in itself. What is...

December 29, 2025 · 1 min read

This is the "killing line" for the middle class that has been widely circulated recently, also known as the Alice line.
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This is the "killing line" for the middle class that has been widely circulated recently, also known as the Alice line.

It is not interesting to discuss this in itself.

What is interesting is that it can show the anxiety of the middle class.

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