# 69: Paige Against the Machine: What Happens if Work Disappears Overnight? (starring Lindsey Ducroz)

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Podcast: [I Don't Know Anything with Paige Harriman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-don-t-know-anything-with-paige-harriman-5678772)
Published: 2026-04-18T04:27:37+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3013

## Resource

After a sudden layoff at Frog Design, one employee's life story took a tragic turn. While their death cannot be attributed solely to the dismissal, it’s difficult to ignore the role it may have played. For many, the loss of work means the loss of identity. Now, that was over ten years ago, long before AI began reshaping the labor market on a massive scale. By 2030, roughly 92 million jobs could be displaced globally . So what happens if work just...goes away? How will we find purpose and meaning? What will we do? In this episode, former Frog Design HR director Lindsey Ducroz talks to me about lessons learned, potential paths forward, and our purpose in life.

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