How to make companies leaner, faster, more profitable? Why, simply fire the low-performers every year! What remain are the high performers.
But don't risk rehiring low performers. Instead, rely on AI to replace the people you sacked. Then go sack some more - you always can do better. Stack, rank and yank! Rinse bloodstains and repeat.
As your employee headcount gets smaller so does your wage bill. But lo, what superstars remain! What cold blooded killers! Each one capable of maintaining a thousand spreadsheets. Of selling container-ships of ice to the Inuit. Of gutting entire divisions in a day. Of skillfully pitting one AI chatbot against another.
So eventually, there two employees left. You and that other guy. But don't stop Highlander. There can only be one!
Then, there's you. You're the company. "L'entreprise, c'est moi".
Well, technically you're not the company: there's no one to keep you company. You're the singularity.