In two years there will be two kinds of workers. Those who direct AI and those who compete with it. You are picking a side right now.

why it works

The clean split forces the reader to locate themselves on one side and feel the stakes of the wrong one. Adding that they are choosing now turns a prediction into present tense pressure.

the hook

In two years there will be two kinds of workers. Those who direct AI and those who compete with it. You are picking a side right now.

replicate

Paste this into Claude or ChatGPT with your own topic. It clones the mechanics of this banger, never the words.

{
  "task": "Write one original X post that reuses the viral mechanics below. Do not reuse the reference's topic or its wording. Clone the skeleton, not the skin.",
  "reference": {
    "hook": "In two years there will be two kinds of workers. Those who direct AI and those who compete with it. You are picking a side right now.",
    "author": "@sample_marcus",
    "platform": "X",
    "views": 2600000,
    "source": "https://x.com/sample_marcus/status/1800000000000000028",
    "via": "banxers.com"
  },
  "pattern": "us-vs-them",
  "why_it_worked": "The clean split forces the reader to locate themselves on one side and feel the stakes of the wrong one. Adding that they are choosing now turns a prediction into present tense pressure.",
  "mechanics": [
    "Drawing a line makes the reader pick a side, and picking a side makes them engage",
    "Flatter the in-group by describing them accurately, not generically",
    "Keep the enemy a behavior or mindset, never a named person"
  ],
  "structure": [
    "Line 1: split the world in two",
    "Body: contrast the two sides in parallel lines",
    "Make the in-group's path harder but obviously better",
    "Close: invite the reader to self-identify"
  ],
  "constraints": [
    "text only, the words must do all the work",
    "the first line must stop the scroll on its own",
    "no hashtags, no emojis, no em dashes",
    "no engagement bait, the hook earns the reply on its own",
    "sound like a person talking, not a brand posting"
  ],
  "your_inputs": {
    "topic": "REPLACE: what your post is about",
    "audience": "REPLACE: who you are writing for",
    "true_detail": "REPLACE: one specific true detail only you can claim"
  }
}

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receipts

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