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What exactly are the equivalencies between coding and driving a truck - is it supposed to relate an industry potentially ripe for automation or just an "expecte
by dieselgate 4y ago
What exactly are the equivalencies between coding and driving a truck - is it supposed to relate an industry potentially ripe for automation or just an "expected" service many people rely on?
I find this all hilarious because just like 5 years ago so many were quoting Bill Gates saying "programming knowledge will be the literacy of the 21st century" and it depends. If people are all so genuinely interested in tech and coding in the first place what's the problem?
- ElfinTrousers 4y agoNot so much that the jobs are inherently similar. It's more that, during the last recession roughly 15 years ago, and IIRC actually the past several recessions, there were a lot of ads for truck-driving schools in the media. The idea is that trucking is supposed to be a recession-proof trade, and whether that idea is true or not, it's good for trucking schools if people believe that. The parallels to coding, bootcamps, etc. are clear.
- dieselgate 4y agoGotcha, thanks for clarifying - it's about the Utility of the lines of work. I personally feel better about thinking of these lines of works as "very important to maintaining the status quo" rather than "recession-proof" but it's basically the same thing