The underlying assumption of course is that everybody needs to be working in some kind of drudgery to justify their own existence. We really need a mental para

The underlying assumption of course is that everybody needs to be working in some kind of drudgery to justify their own existence. We really need a mental paradigm shift here. If a robot can now do a job that used to require 2 million workers, why should that not result in 2 million people being freed to enjoy this increased leisure rather than having to desperately find new "jobs" or otherwise face destitution. What are we working towards again, GDP growth? Regarding the article, to be completely blunt: no sh*t. Software engineering in the U.S. is already very saturated, just less so than every other field (eg. marketing, finance, law) so nobody frames it as such. One of my ex-coworkers just went through 6 technical interviews and a coding project only to have his offer rescinded by an HR lady at the parent company due to a minor mistake on his original resume (against the will of everyone who actually interviewed him). Coding bootcamp placement rates right now are awful. Do people really think the 2 million truck drivers can just become software engineers (without some kind of massive government-sponsored jobs program akin to a "New Deal")? Taking a step back, why is that even something we should socially desire? Do society really need more Javascript monkeys?