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As somebody currently navigating the brutal job market, I'm scared shitless about that too. I have to tell you though, that the historical success rate of rail
by JohnBooty 11mo ago
As somebody currently navigating the brutal job market, I'm scared shitless about that too. I have to tell you though, that the historical success rate of railing against "technologies that make labor more efficient" is currently at 0.0000000%.
We've survived and thrived through inflection points like this before, though. So I'm doing my best to have an adapt-or-die mindset.
"computers are taking away human jobs"
"visual basic will eliminate the need for 'real coders'"
"nobody will think any more. they'll 'just google it' instead of actually understanding things"
"SQL is human readable. it's going to reduce the need for engineers" (before my time, admittedly)
"offshoring will larely eliminate US-based software development"
etc.
Ultimately (with the partial exception of offshoring) these became productivity-enhancers that increased the expectations placed on the shoulders of engineers and expanded the profession, not things that replaced the profession. Admittedly, AI feels like our biggest challenge yet. Maybe.