Wonderfully written, I think most software developers born in the 70s-90s started like that. I'm not sure I understand the advice at the end. If one becomes so

Wonderfully written, I think most software developers born in the 70s-90s started like that. I'm not sure I understand the advice at the end. If one becomes so cynical as to consider pursuing manual labor instead of their life passion, wouldn't all manner of reading, hobbies and hacking end up in the "what's the point" hole? What's the point in coding a game of Pong that will end up on a shelf being used by nobody? What the point of being inspired by an old book if you're still writing CRUDs? The AI revolution can't come soon enough. We'll all be out of a job, but perhaps we'll all be better off.