The Age of Abundance
Leandro Maya
What happens to society when machines can do almost everything, and most people no longer need to work?
The Age of Abundance is not a book about robots taking jobs. It is a book about what comes after. Drawing on economics, history, and decades of experience at the intersection of finance and technology, Leandro Maya argues that humanity is approaching a transformation unlike anything in recorded history, one that promises extraordinary wealth and devastating disruption in equal measure.
At the center of this transformation are two problems that no one is talking about. The ladder problem: automation is eliminating the entry-level positions that have always served as the first rung of career development, cutting off the path before millions of people ever get to climb it. And the purpose problem: when work becomes optional, what gives life meaning?
Neither blindly optimistic nor needlessly alarming, The Age of Abundance charts a more honest and more human path through the economic revolution already underway, one that finance professionals, business leaders, and curious minds cannot afford to ignore.
Duration - 8h 16m.
Author - Leandro Maya.
Narrator - Cesar Brasil.
Published Date - Friday, 09 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2026 Evergreen Nexus LLC ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
What happens to society when machines can do almost everything, and most people no longer need to work? The Age of Abundance is not a book about robots taking jobs. It is a book about what comes after. Drawing on economics, history, and decades of experience at the intersection of finance and technology, Leandro Maya argues that humanity is approaching a transformation unlike anything in recorded history, one that promises extraordinary wealth and devastating disruption in equal measure. At the center of this transformation are two problems that no one is talking about. The ladder problem: automation is eliminating the entry-level positions that have always served as the first rung of career development, cutting off the path before millions of people ever get to climb it. And the purpose problem: when work becomes optional, what gives life meaning? Neither blindly optimistic nor needlessly alarming, The Age of Abundance charts a more honest and more human path through the economic revolution already underway, one that finance professionals, business leaders, and curious minds cannot afford to ignore. Duration - 8h 16m. Author - Leandro Maya. Narrator - Cesar Brasil. Published Date - Friday, 09 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Evergreen Nexus LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:02:36
Introduction
Duration:00:18:55
Chapter 1: The Turning Point
Duration:00:27:22
Chapter 2: The Robot Revolution Is Physical
Duration:00:32:16
Chapter 3: Why This Time Is Different
Duration:00:29:08
Chapter 4: The Workforce Unraveling
Duration:00:36:51
Chapter 5: The Economics of Labor Going to Zero
Duration:00:19:30
Chapter 6: The Psychological Shock
Duration:00:27:01
Chapter 7: The Distribution Crisis
Duration:00:26:43
Chapter 8: The Promise of Abundance
Duration:00:27:52
Chapter 9: When Cheap Labor Stops Mattering
Duration:00:22:45
Chapter 10: The New Global Divide
Duration:00:19:29
Chapter 11: Energy as Destiny
Duration:00:20:49
Chapter 12: Money at Machine Speed
Duration:00:29:45
Chapter 13: The Education Revolution
Duration:00:22:38
Chapter 14: The Purpose Problem
Duration:00:21:41
Chapter 15: The Longevity Revolution
Duration:00:23:27
Chapter 16: The Timeline - When the Future Becomes Real
Duration:00:29:15
Chapter 17: The Best Possible Future
Duration:00:28:25
Chapter 18: Positioning for the Shift
Duration:00:25:57
What You Can Do Now
Duration:00:01:15
About the Author
Duration:00:02:05
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:15