Forbes just dropped its latest “30 Under 30 Asia” list, and it’s another parade of tech-obsessed millennials pushing AI as the answer to everything. These young “innovators” claim they’re changing the world, but their vision looks more like a woke tech fantasy than real progress for hardworking folks.
Over a third of these elites are banking on artificial intelligence, from transcribing phone calls to crunching stock market numbers. They’re selling automation as the future, but where does that leave blue-collar jobs? Main Street America isn’t begging for robots to replace honest labor.
India dominates the list with 94 entries, while China and Australia trail behind. It’s no surprise globalist corporations are cheering this diversity chart—meanwhile, American manufacturing keeps getting outsourced. Why celebrate foreign tech hubs when our own heartland industries are struggling?
These startups love bragging about “disruption,” but let’s call it what it is: a shortcut. Real innovation used to mean building things that last, not chasing Silicon Valley VC cash. AI might speed up lab experiments, but it can’t replace the grit of a small business owner working 80-hour weeks.
The list fawns over “sustainability” and “social impact,” code words for pushing green agendas and DEI quotas. Traditional industries like farming, energy, and construction built this country—not apps that order your groceries or virtue-signal about carbon footprints.
Many of these AI startups will flame out in five years, leaving taxpayers to clean up the mess. Remember Theranos? The hype machine never learns. Meanwhile, real entrepreneurs fixing roads, teaching kids, or drilling oil aren’t getting Forbes cover stories.
This globalist beauty pageant ignores the backbone of real economies: local businesses, skilled trades, and family farms. Why is Forbes idolizing spreadsheet jockeys in Bangalore when a Ohio plumber does more for his community?
America doesn’t need more algorithms. We need leaders who value hard work over hashtags, Main Street over metaverses, and patriotism over pandering to U.N. climate goals. These “30 Under 30” might impress coastal elites, but they’re out of touch with what makes nations great.
