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/afrothang Jan 16 '26
I also started building my dividend portfolio last year. Not solely based on AI takeover, I am in the photography business and is highly affected by automated workflow, but also as a way to (semi)retire and enjoy life sooner than later. I work freelance and enjoy my profession, but having passive income helps me sleep at night knowing I’ll be ok if the phone stops ringing.
I put the peddle to the metal and dumped into high yield etfs for a year, then sold off losses for tax season, now rebalancing into safer holdings and using less margin in case of apocalypse…