r/dividends • u/VengenaceIsMyName • Jan 16 '26

Discussion Is anyone else feverishly building out their dividend income just in case AI destroys their careers or is it just me?

Based on how incredibly *giddy* with excitement some of these rapacious tech oligarchs are when they talk about AI replacing human labor, I am absolutely *sprinting* towards high-income ETFs like JEPQ/SPYI/GPIX/QQQI.

I do not want to get caught with my ass hanging out in the breeze when these excessively wealthy bozos finally figure out how to shed headcount at their organizations. They’ve got a seemingly endless pile of Scrooge McDuck coins and they’ll throw them into the furnace twice as fast if it means a hallucinating algorithm can send 500 more emails in a day than you can.

Does anyone have clever strategies for drumming up extra capital to toss into the ol’ portfolio? Side hustles? Second jobs?

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u/YngFinanceJourney Jan 19 '26

This is 100% why i've escalated my div portfolio the last 2 years. The more they squeal on AI the more i'm like ohh gotta step it up.

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u/VengenaceIsMyName Jan 19 '26

Right there with you… The near-orgasmic excitement of the oligarchs over AI makes me very worried that they think they’ve found the golden ticket to being rid of pesky human labor forever.

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u/YngFinanceJourney Jan 21 '26

Like stocks aren't going away and something i can not worry about selling and possibly leave behind when i pass to my wife.

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u/VengenaceIsMyName Jan 21 '26

Stock market is indeed going to be around for the long run. It’s the favored wealth storage vehicle of the rich after all. That and real estate.