Block (SQ) announced a 50% workforce reduction, citing AI efficiency, causing the stock to surge ~20%. While Dolev believes this is partly "trimming post-pandemic bloat," the market is rewarding the narrative of "AI replacing labor." This creates momentum. Jack Dorsey is historically early to trends; this signals a structural margin improvement. LONG SQ as a beneficiary of aggressive cost-cutting and AI narrative adoption. Cutting too deep could damage product innovation; "human touch" is still needed in payments.