AI Isn’t the Villain. Fear Is.
AI Isn’t the Villain. Fear Is. Micha Kaufman’s announcement at Fiverr is being torn apart online, but let’s be clear about what’s really happening. This isn’t cruelty. It’s clarity. He laid off 250 people and declared Fiverr will operate in “startup mode,” AI-first. Painful? Absolutely. But he acknowledged the loss, offered support, and made his case for a leaner, faster company. I wrote back in May that Micha had urgency without a plan. Now he has one. And the reaction says more about us than about him. The comments are full of fear: fear of change, fear of irrelevance, fear of losing control. AI isn’t the villain here. Fear is. Fear stops us from listening, learning, and adapting. AI...
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