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I found this thought funny. A few years ago everyone was all learn to code so you don't lose your job! Now there wont be any programming jobs in 10 years. But we will need a lot of manual labor still.

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[-] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 9 points 1 month ago

Doubtful. The oligarch class only needs a handful of good developers to make working code for rich people use. The rest of us are being stuck with half-assed AI slop. They're trying to carve 99% of us out of the economy (the parts that pertain to them) and relegate us to backbreaking wage slavery. Killing middle class jobs is the point, they think.

Not saying it's a good plan, but it sure looks like what they're trying to do.

[-] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

That is the plan. But eventually they will start dying to the same buggy hospital code that the rest of us use, or whatever other issue.

There's a billionaire fantasy that they can afford to buy artisinal everything, and not get poisoned by the results of their own stupid callousness.

I don't believe it. I do believe they will try, for awhile.

[-] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

This is 100% what i see the plan to be as well.

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

They're not going to make any money selling to other rich people. They didn't get rich buying someone else's trash.

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