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Today: - I go to the supermarket: the screen calling the next customer at the register and running Windows 11 (sic) crash all the time, so chaos. - I can't ma
by sunshine-o 2y ago
Today:
- I go to the supermarket: the screen calling the next customer at the register and running Windows 11 (sic) crash all the time, so chaos.
- I can't make a bank transfer online because the transfer system is unavailable
- I walk in my street: the lights are turned on during the day and turned off at night (and I usually don't even notice the government related stuff anymore, it is hopeless)
I see computer related things in need of a serious fix everywhere, all the time. Most of those are "local" systems. But those companies won't recruit and empower anybody to fix it, because everybody got used to things not working.
In the meanwhile, engineers are told there is no more jobs for them "because of AI". But it seems the AI they were sold can't figure out lights need to be turned on at night and not during the day...
- ehnto 2y agoI actually think this decline will have a positive impact on more local issues. Here is my reasoning: Software Developers (and I am one) are too expensive for most companies. This caused a brain drain into "Big Tech" which while a valuable bubble of technologists, is only a niche in the greater community. If software wages come down, more local, non-tech, smaller scale companies will be able to afford to have in house developers, and the world needs way more bespoke software to truly capitalize on the power of small software. I would rather see software developers be on par with your local machinist or trade specialist rather than a tool to upper-echelon companies in big tech.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y agoSo one of the few profession that allows owning a home (not necessarily house) would be gone. I'm afraid I can't agree with that
- solardev 2y agoOften it's software developers that made homes unaffordable for everyone.
- solid_fuel 2y agoNo, failing to build enough housing and apartments over the last 30 years made homes unaffordable. Software developers were just lucky enough to be making above average income, enough to afford a house even while prices rose.
- LoganDark 2y agoNot anymore.
- ehnto 2y agoWhich is crazy. Where I live, even upper-middle class can't afford a house, so what is going on? Who is actually participating in the market to keep prices so high, and who ultimately benefits from all this imaginary value on non-productive asset speculation?
- throwaway48476 2y agoNo one mentions it but the problem is immigration. It pushed the demand curve too high.
- CamperBob2 2y agoNo one mentions it because it's ridiculous.
- sam_lowry_ 2y agoWhile we are at this.. the real reason is that we have too many kids.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y agoThe U.S. is really big, if housing was built there wouldn't be a problem
- 2y ago
- ehnto 2y agoEveryone should be able to own a home, not just tech workers.
- humanrebar 2y agoI don't see why all software roles are seen as in the same category. There is a huge difference between the difficulty level and experience requirements in different tasks and roles.
- lumost 2y agoThere is no law of economics that says that a society must improve. It is entirely feasible for capital to concentrate to the point that the productive classes are no longer able to produce due to lack of surplus investible capital. The reason why these systems are not fixed is that it does not make sense to hire the engineers to fix them, the customers lack the money to afford the improvements.
- antgonzales 2y agoWhy begs the question, what is the point of captialism if it cannot maintain key infrastructure?
- mycall 2y agoPerhaps as coding becomes commoditized by Agentic AI, or whatever it evolves into, these types of problems in infrastructure too will become easier to maintain.
- Sabinus 2y agoNot to let it get so deregulated that it falls under the weight of its own greed. Pure capitalist forces will cook any system, needs a mix for functioning markets.
- _w1tm 2y agoWhen has capitalism been about maintaining key infrastructure? That’s what government is for!
- fithisux 2y agoGovernment hires capitalists to do it's job, and is bribed by them. Still people have voted with their silence for this to be the status quo. So what government is for, is a choice of the people, the rest is toothpaste advertisement.
- fithisux 2y agoNone
- washadjeffmad 2y agoSounds like someone made a bunch of bad hires recently and needs take some time to mature their workforce. Are good programmers the ones that fix everything and put themselves out of work or the ones that can drag things out to keep themselves employed long enough to jump to another company?