What we are witnessing is the increasing gap between the human capacity to process change and an exponentially increasing technology-driven pace of change. The quicker we adapt, the more likely we can mitigate the negative consequences of the paradigm shift underway.

We are witnessing the global disruption of economies at a fundamental level. Artificial intelligence and machine labor is poised to dramatically reduce the need for human labor as it rationalizes processes and procedures, dynamically mitigates unintended consequences and institutes accountable agility.

Should we be concerned about the consequences of all the jobs being lost and the potential interruption in services and programs? Of course! But railing against the changes rather than brainstorming effective solutions will only make matters worse.

We all have blind spots. For example, the free-market zealots don’t talk much about the fact that the more you replace humans with machines, the more the supply/demand curve for human labor breaks. No matter how much cheaper goods and services become, once unemployment rises beyond a certain point the market will break down. We need a plan to address this fundamental issue.

The resistance we’re seeing to DOGE is predictable, understandable and often well intended. But it’s also counterproductive. The longer the pressure builds on the fault line, the more destructive the earthquake. Instead of resistance, we need dialogue and alternatives that don’t dismiss the problems. You can’t have that when your only response is to call those actually trying to rearchitect the system dumb, greedy and evil. It’s a poor excuse for not offering constructive alternatives.

Are they dumb, greedy and evil? Sometimes. So are we all. It’s fundamental to being human. But many more are smart, generous good people trying to stop a runaway train.