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> What is any individual software developer supposed to do to prepare for that scenario? Do what happened to countless of people in past that gets "automated"
by capableweb 4y ago
> What is any individual software developer supposed to do to prepare for that scenario?
Do what happened to countless of people in past that gets "automated" away or otherwise encounter shifting times in life, become unemployed until you find a different way of surviving.
The industrial revolution changed the life of a lot of people, making vast amount of people unemployed over the course of some decades. It's not hard to imagine that future changes will happen much faster, as everything happens much faster in modern times. So once it starts shifting, the effects will probably be greater.
But, where there is a will there is a way, and surely software developers would discover this as well if they ever find themselves unemployed because of a shift in the world.
- tap-snap-or-nap 4y agoThat implies heavy reliance that the employers in my past were paying me a surplus over a living wage. The reality is that many employers do not pay a living wage forcing people to seek other means to earn an extra income to top their regular wage.
- capableweb 4y agoIf you are a software developer, which was the context here, chances are you are paid enough to have it considered a living wage if not more. Is that not the case?