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Re:Interview with Jeff Atwood, Co-Founder of Stack Overflow by CharlieDigital on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @03:02PM (#42796895)
"survive" typically means "maintain this quality of life".

If I were to be displaced by AI, I'm not sure how I'd the mortgage and two kids (that an average college grad doesn't have).

I could sell the house and net several hundred thousand dollars, but if I want to keep the kids in the same district, it's a wash because the township has been fervently fighting fair-value housing.

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Re:Interview with Jeff Atwood, Co-Founder of Stack Overflow by scarface_74 on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @03:17PM (#42797017)
So your complaint is that because of AI, you might not be able to maintain the lifestyle that puts you in I assume at least the top 5% of earners and make around $350K (https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator/)?

The average household is making less than $100k a year (same source) and are somehow surviving, you might have to make different life choices.

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