Over 12-24 months value created by consumer adoption of OpenClaw will outweigh corporate destruction.

Over 12-24 months value created by consumer adoption of OpenClaw will outweigh corporate destruction. | So, I think short-term unfortunately destruction, long-term way more is created because of it as the the larger ethos uh absorbs it.

So, I think short-term unfortunately destruction, long-term way more is created because of it as the the larger ethos uh absorbs it.

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  "context": "What happens when a 100 million people get their hands on this and they all start their own businesses and they each hire three people, right? That's a lot more creation than destruction. So, I think short-term unfortunately destruction, long-term way more is created because of it as the the larger ethos uh absorbs it.",
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