Re:No One Knows Anything About AI
by dragonwriter on Thursday July 24, 2025 @12:52PM
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> It’s easy to want to keep working how we’ve always worked
There is no “how we’ve always worked”; there was no steady state. Constant evolution and progressive automation of the simpler parts has been the norm for software development forever.
> with hope of getting back to pre 2022 levels of software hiring and income. AI stands in the way of that.
It doesn't, though. Productivity multipliers don't reduce demand for the affected field or income in it. (Tight money policies and economic slowdowns, especially when they co-occur, do, though, especially in a field where much of the demand and high income levels are driven by speculative investment, either in startups or new ventures by established firms.)
There is no “how we’ve always worked”; there was no steady state. Constant evolution and progressive automation of the simpler parts has been the norm for software development forever.
> with hope of getting back to pre 2022 levels of software hiring and income. AI stands in the way of that.
It doesn't, though. Productivity multipliers don't reduce demand for the affected field or income in it. (Tight money policies and economic slowdowns, especially when they co-occur, do, though, especially in a field where much of the demand and high income levels are driven by speculative investment, either in startups or new ventures by established firms.)